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Raymond v Honey

[1983] 1 AC 1; [1981] UKHL 8; [1982] 2 WLR 465; [1982] 1 All ER 756
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1982
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A convicted prisoner retains all civil rights not taken away expressly or by necessary implication, including unimpeded access to the courts; impeding a prisoner's application to the court is a contempt and the Prison Rules cannot authorise such interference.

Area of Law

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