Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 20 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2009] EWHC 1483 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court
Judge:

Ouseley and Davis JJ

Representation Edward Fitzgerald QC and John Jones (instructed by Moss Solicitors) for the claimant.
  Cecilia Ivimy (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State.
Judgment Dates: 1 July 2009

Catchwords

Prison - Repatriation of prisoner - Transfer to United Kingdom - Continued enforcement of sentence - Compatibility of sentence with human rights - European Convention on Human Rights, arts 3, 5, 6.

The Case

Prison Repatriation of prisoner. Queen's Bench Division, Divisional Court: The court dismissed the claimant's claim for judicial review of a warrant for his detention in the United Kingdom, having been transferred to the same pursuant to the relevant agreement between Thailand and the UK for the transfer of prisoners, and the on the grounds that arts3 and 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights had not been breached.

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