Hearings
England & Wales
04 Dec 1997 [1999] QB 349; [1998] 3 WLR 1169; [1998] 2 All ER 491, CA
08 Jul 1999 [1999] UKHL 33; [2000] 2 AC 115; [1999] 3 WLR 328; [1999] 3 All ER 400, HL(E)
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Simms
Additional names
R v Governor of Whitemoor Prison, Ex parte Main
Subject Matter
PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Visit by journalist — Order of Secretary of State permitting access only on undertaking not to use material gained for professional purposes — Whether order ultra vires — Whether prison regulations in general language presumed subject to fundamental human rights — Prison Act 1952, s 47(1) — Prison Rules 1964, r 33
[1999] QB 349; [1998] 3 WLR 1169; [1998] 2 All ER 491, CA
[1999] UKHL 33; [2000] 2 AC 115; [1999] 3 WLR 328; [1999] 3 All ER 400, HL(E)
Appellate History
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Simms [1999] QB 349; [1998] 3 WLR 1169; [1998] 2 All ER 491, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Simms [1999] UKHL 33; [2000] 2 AC 115; [1999] 3 WLR 328; [1999] 3 All ER 400, HL(E)