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R (Spicer) v Secretary of State for Justice | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a decision to retain a life prisoner in closed conditions pending the completion of an offending-behaviour course not available in the near future was rational, inconsistent with a previous decision or reached following an unfair process. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/2558/2009 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2009] EWHC 2142 (Admin) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
HHJ Langan QC | 
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| Date:  | 
18 August 2009 |