R v Governor of Brockhill Prison, Ex p Evans (No 2)

Hearings

England & Wales

19 Jun 1998 [1999] QB 1043; [1999] 2 WLR 103; [1998] 4 All ER 993, CA (Lord Woolf MR, Roch, Judge LJJ)

27 Jul 2000 [2001] 2 AC 19; [2000] 3 WLR 843; [2000] 4 All ER 15, HL(E) (Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough)

Subject Matter

FALSE IMPRISONMENT — Prisoner serving sentence — Damages — Miscalculation of release date — Calculation on basis of authoritative judicial decisions — Decisions subsequently overruled — Whether entitlement to damages for false imprisonment — Whether relevant that prison authorities not at fault — Assessment of damages

[1999] QB 1043; [2001] 2 AC 19; [1999] 2 WLR 103; [2000] 3 WLR 843

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