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R (Girling) v Parole Board and Home Secretary |
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Whether the Home Secretary could issue directions to the Board in relation to the release of life sentence prisoners; whether challenges to the Board’s decision not to release a life sentence prisoner should proceed in light of his death. |
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| Court: |
Court of Appeal |
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| Reference: |
C1/2005/0832 and 0873 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2006] EWCA Civ 1779 |
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| Judge(s): |
Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Judge and Carnwath LJJ |
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| Date: |
21 December 2006 |