The claimant had been arrested and held on suspicion of terrorist offences. An application for his extradition to the US was refused, and the charges were dropped after the Court said that no evidence at all had been produced, and ‘there is a considerable body of evidence to suggest that the police and the CPS were responsible for serious defaults.’ He sought compensation under the voluntary scheme for his detention. The respondent had already been given a further 28 days to allow him to make some progress in responding to the application.
Held: The court granted the applicant his costs on an indemnity basis.
Judges:
Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony MR, Smith, Hooper LJJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 337
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Secretary of State for Justice v James HL 6-May-2009
The applicant had been sentenced to an indefinite term for public protection, but the determinate part of his sentence had passed with no consideration as to whether his continued detention was required.
Held: The post tariff detention was not . .
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Damages, Crime
Updated: 16 August 2022; Ref: scu.406679