Petition of William Beggs for Judicial Review: OHCS 23 Sep 2003

The petitioner a prisoner sought an interdict against the respondents requiring them not to open mail he was sending to his lawyers in connection with an action against them with regard to his treatment in prison.

Judges:

Lord Johnston

Citations:

[2003] ScotCS 245

Links:

Bailii, ScotC

Statutes:

Crown Proceedings Act 1947 21

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Cited by:

See AlsoBeggs v Scottish Ministers HL 7-Feb-2007
The claimant, a serving prisoner, had sought to sue the prison authorities for the conditions in which he was kept. He complained that his correspondence with his lawyers had been unlwafully opened by the prison. Repeatedly, undertakings were given . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Prisons

Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.190842