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R (Earl Francis) v West Midlands Probation Board | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether refusal to transfer a prisoner to a different probation service on the basis of risk was based on an error of law; whether it breached Art 8 ECHR. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/11671/2008 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2009] EWHC 3747 (Admin) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Silber J | 
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| Date:  | 
21 December 2009 |