England and Wales Case Law

Ahmed Sabbagh-Parry, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Office & Anor

Permission to apply for judicial review was refused because the claim against the Home Office was premature, no final deportation decision had been made, and alternative remedies existed. The claims against the Secretary of State for Justice regarding prison categorisation and HDC were lawfully based on ongoing deportation proceedings, with no exceptional circumstances established. No arguable merit was found in any grounds, so extension of time and interim relief were also refused.

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• Deportation
• Statelessness
• Article 8 echr
• Prisoner categorisation
• Home detention curfew
• Extension of time

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Murcott, R (on the application of ) v The Secretary of State for Justice

Murcott, R (on the application of ) v The Secretary of State for Justice [2026] EWCA Civ 436 (14 April 2026)

The Court of Appeal dismissed Derek Murcott’s appeal, holding that no oral hearing was required before the DDC maintained his Category A prison classification.

• Procedural fairness
• Prisoner categorisation
• Oral hearings
• Judicial review
• Risk assessment
• Procedural-fairness

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Derek Murcott, R (on the application of ) v The Secretary of State for Justice

Court of Appeal upheld the refusal of an oral hearing in a Category A prisoner review, finding no significant factual or expert dispute and dismissing the appeal.

• Prisoner categorisation
• Procedural fairness
• Judicial review
• Oral hearings
• Risk assessment
• Prisoner-categorisation

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Sabbagh-Parry, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Office & Anor

Sabbagh-Parry, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Office & Anor [2026] EWHC 501 (Admin) (09 March 2026)

The court refused an extension of time, permission for judicial review, and interim relief in a challenge to deportation, prisoner categorisation, and HDC refusals.

• Deportation
• Home detention curfew
• Prisoner categorisation
• Judicial review procedure
• Extension of time
• Interim relief

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Hinds, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice

Hinds, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 3335 (Admin) (18 December 2025)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review challenge to the refusal of an oral hearing in a Category A review, holding that procedural fairness did not require one.

• Prisoner categorisation
• Procedural fairness
• Oral hearings
• Judicial review
• Judicial-review
• Prison-law

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Nyrome Hinds, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice

The High Court upheld the refusal to grant a Category A prisoner an oral hearing on review, finding no significant factual or expert dispute and no unfairness.

• Procedural fairness
• Prisoner categorisation
• Oral hearings
• Judicial review
• Judicial-review
• Prison-law

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Mahmod, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice

Mahmod, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 3444 (Admin) (26 November 2025)

The High Court refused renewed permission for judicial review of a pre-tariff parole sift, upholding the policy framework and finding no unfairness or irrationality.

• Judicial review
• Parole process
• Prisoner categorisation
• Policy challenge
• Procedural fairness
• Judicial-review

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Murcott, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice

Murcott, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 1328 (Admin) (04 June 2025)

The High Court dismissed a judicial review of a Category A review, holding that refusal to downgrade the prisoner and refusal of an oral hearing were both lawful.

• Judicial review
• Procedural fairness
• Prisoner categorisation
• Oral hearings
• Judicial-review
• Procedural-fairness

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Murcott, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice

Murcott, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 706 (Admin) (25 March 2025)

Judicial review of a Category A categorisation review and refusal of an oral hearing. The court held the refusal was procedurally unfair, but applied section 31(2A) to some other grounds.

• Procedural fairness
• Prisoner categorisation
• Judicial review
• Article 8 echr
• Administrative law
• Judicial-review

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Simon Goldsmith, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice

The Secretary of State's decision was not rational because it failed to adequately explain the departure from the Parole Board's expert advice on risk assessment, particularly regarding the interlocking issues of neurodiversity and personality traits. The decision did not give sufficient weight to the Parole Board's findings and lacked proper reasoning for rejecting their conclusions.

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• Judicial review
• Parole board recommendations
• Rationality of administrative decisions
• Prisoner categorisation

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