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R (Benjamin Alcock) v Parole Board

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Benjamin Alcock) v Parole Board
   
Issue: Whether the delay in listing a hearing before the Parole Board for a post-tariff lifer breached Art 5(4) ECHR; whether a hearing should be ordered; whether damages were appropriate.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/3577/2009
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 2401 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Timothy Brennan QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)
   
Date: 3 September 2009