article_snippet: During the 2013 case which set the precedent on the issue of payouts, the Court of Appeal held that the Secretary of State had breached the human rights of Mr Faulkner by keeping Mr Faulkner in detention for 10 months longer than necessary.
article_snippet: Mr Faulkner was serving a life sentence but had brought the 2013 case which set the precedent on the issue of payouts over the delay in reviewing the need for Mr Faulkner , on the grounds of whether the 2013 case which set the precedent on the issue of payouts was necessary for public protection.
article_snippet: the Secretary of State was ordered to pay Mr Faulkner £10,000 in damages, setting a precedent of around £1,000 in damages per month held unlawfully.