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Millicom Service UK Ltd and Others v Clifford: EAT 11 May 2022

Practice and procedure – rule 50(1) schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 The respondents made an application under rule 50(1) schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 (‘the ET Rules’) to prohibit the disclosure of information relating to specified matters on the … Continue reading Millicom Service UK Ltd and Others v Clifford: EAT 11 May 2022

Dyakov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 79217/17, [2022] ECHR 959 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.682601

Rogatykh And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 49297/18, [2022] ECHR 967 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.682632

Razgon And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 5386/20, [2022] ECHR 974 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.682629

Polishchuk And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 29308/18, [2022] ECHR 965 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.682628

Moraru v Romania: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 14+P1-2 – Prohibition of discrimination : Fourth Section Citations: 64480/19, [2022] ECHR 935 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.682622

Kharitonov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 79256/17, [2022] ECHR 960 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.682610

Stanley v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: QBD 26 Jun 2020

The Claimant sued the Council for breach of the Data Protection Act 1998, breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Disclosure of medical records to attendees of child protection conference. Defendant’s application for … Continue reading Stanley v London Borough of Tower Hamlets: QBD 26 Jun 2020

Akhmedyanov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 11243/17, [2022] ECHR 991 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 31 December 2022; Ref: scu.682591

Zakharov v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 52784/19, [2022] ECHR 972 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 31 December 2022; Ref: scu.682653

Vorobyeva And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 11 – Freedom of assembly and association : Third Section Committee Citations: 7440/07, [2022] ECHR 946 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 31 December 2022; Ref: scu.682648

Kirkwood v The United Kingdom: ECHR 12 Mar 1984

(Admissibility – Commission) The claimant, a United States national, said that the proceedings for his extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States infringed article 6(3)(d), because he was not permitted to cross-examine the witnesses against him in the United Kingdom. Held: Although ‘the tasks of the Magistrates’ Court included the assessment of whether … Continue reading Kirkwood v The United Kingdom: ECHR 12 Mar 1984

QD and AH (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 24 Jun 2009

Judges: Sedley, Longmore, Maurice Kay LJJ Citations: [2009] EWCA Civ 620, [2009] INLR 514, [2010] Imm AR 132, C5/2008/1706, C5/2009/0251 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 2 3, Directive 2004/83/EC Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Examined – Elgafaji and Elgafaji v Staatssecretaris van Justitie ECJ 17-Feb-2009 Europa (Grand Chamber) Directive 2004/83/EC – Minimum … Continue reading QD and AH (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 24 Jun 2009

Regina v The Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Another ex parte Rajendrakumar: CA 11 Oct 1995

The three Tamil applicants had left the area of Sri Lanka controlled by the Tamil Tigers and gone to live in Colombo. It was asserted that in Colombo they had a well-founded fear of persecution because they were young male Tamils and were therefore subject to security round-ups of such people which occurred when the … Continue reading Regina v The Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Another ex parte Rajendrakumar: CA 11 Oct 1995

Sepet and Bulbil v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 20 Mar 2003

The appellants sought asylum. They were Kurdish pacifists, and claimed that they would be forced into the armed forces on pain of imprisonment if they were returned to Turkey. Held: The concept of ‘persecution’ was central. It is necessary to investigate whether the treatment which the applicants reasonably fear would infringe a recognised human right. … Continue reading Sepet and Bulbil v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 20 Mar 2003

Alasgarov And Others v Azerbaijan: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property : Fifth Section Citations: 32088/11, [2022] ECHR 980 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682593

Mikhaylov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 47557/12, [2022] ECHR 953 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682620

Veres v Spain: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : Third Section Citations: 57906/18, [2022] ECHR 932 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682645

Savitskiy v Russia: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 10 – Freedom of expression-{general} : Third Section Committee Citations: 35839/13, [2022] ECHR 928 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682634

Kupinskyy v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Citations: 5084/18, [2022] ECHR 984 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682614

Rafferty and Another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another: CA 29 Jul 2009

Appeal against refusal of permission for change of use. The permission sought was for a change of use to a residential gypsy caravan site for two Romany gypsies. The issue was whether an Article 8 right could be established in respect of a prospective home. Citations: [2009] EWCA Civ 809, [2009] 31 EG 72, [2010] … Continue reading Rafferty and Another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Another: CA 29 Jul 2009

Sandhu, Regina (on the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 16 Sep 2003

The claimant challenged the refusal of a right to appeal against the decision refusing hs asylum appeal. He had failed to attend two hearings. The respondent gave his certificate under section 73 that in his opinion the only purpose of the appeal was to delay removal. Held: The correct approach was to to treat it … Continue reading Sandhu, Regina (on the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 16 Sep 2003

Labudyak And Others v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 60928/12, [2022] ECHR 954 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682615

Maltyzov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 18089/20, [2022] ECHR 976 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682618

Bogomol v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 15528/11, [2022] ECHR 947 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682599

Rimsevics v Latvia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : No Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Citations: 56425/18, [2022] ECHR 983 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682630

Oneryildiz v Turkey: ECHR 18 Jun 2002

(Grand Chamber) The applicant had lived with his family in a slum bordering on a municipal house-hold refuse tip. A methane explosion at the tip resulted in a landslide which engulfed the applicant’s house, killing his close relatives. The applicant claimed that the local authorities were responsible for the accident at the tip and for … Continue reading Oneryildiz v Turkey: ECHR 18 Jun 2002

Viktorov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 49592/14, [2022] ECHR 990 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.682646

Sladkova v The Czech Republic: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Citations: 15741/15, [2022] ECHR 987 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.682639

Lyparis v Greece: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 10 – Freedom of expression-{general} : First Section Committee Citations: 6047/14, [2022] ECHR 942 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.682617

Gabidullin And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : Third Section Committee Citations: 43125/17, [2022] ECHR 957 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 12 December 2022; Ref: scu.682602

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Sim and The Parole Board: CA 19 Dec 2003

The prisoner was subject to an extended sentence, and had been recalled to prison. He now complained that the recall procedure had infringed his human rights. Judges: Ward, Keene LJJ, Munby J Citations: [2003] EWCA Civ 1845, [2004] 2 WLR 1170, [2004] HRLR 15 Links: Bailii Statutes: Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000& 85, … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v Sim and The Parole Board: CA 19 Dec 2003

Jahn And Others v Germany: ECHR 22 Jan 2004

Hudoc Violation of P1-1 ; Not necessary to examine Art. 14 + P1-1 ; Just satisfaction reserved 46720/99 ; 72203/01 ; 72552/01 Citations: 46720/99, 72203/01, [2004] ECHR 36 Links: Worldlii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Cited by: See Also – Jahn And Others v Germany ECHR 30-Jun-2005 A deprivation of … Continue reading Jahn And Others v Germany: ECHR 22 Jan 2004

Zielinski, Pradal, Gonzalez and Others v France: ECHR 8 Jun 2011

Citations: 34173/96, [1999] ECHR 108, 24846/94, 34165/96, [2011] ECHR 1257 Links: Bailii, Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: See Also – Zielinski v France ECHR 28-Oct-1999 Hudoc The applicants challenged a retrospective change in employment law under article 6(1). Held: The court stated that while in principle the legislature is … Continue reading Zielinski, Pradal, Gonzalez and Others v France: ECHR 8 Jun 2011

Zielinski v France: ECHR 28 Oct 1999

Hudoc The applicants challenged a retrospective change in employment law under article 6(1). Held: The court stated that while in principle the legislature is not precluded in civil matters from adopting new retrospective provisions to regulate rights arising under existing laws, the principle of the rule of law and the notion of fair trial enshrined … Continue reading Zielinski v France: ECHR 28 Oct 1999

Regina v Cotter and Others: CACD 10 May 2002

The defendants appealed against convictions for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. They said that the fact that an investigation followed a false allegation was insufficient to found a complaint, and that the extent of the crime was so unclear as to infringe the human right to a fair trial. Held: The appeal failed. … Continue reading Regina v Cotter and Others: CACD 10 May 2002

Her Majesty’s Advocate and Another v Mcintosh: PC 5 Feb 2001

(From High Court of Justiciary (Scotland)) The defendant had been convicted of drug trafficking. He complained that the following confiscation order had infringed his human rights being based an assumption of guilt and which was incompatible with his article 6 rights. The first question was whether he remained a person ‘charged with a criminal offence’. … Continue reading Her Majesty’s Advocate and Another v Mcintosh: PC 5 Feb 2001

Dublin City Council v Gallagher: 11 Nov 2008

(High Court of Ireland) The defendant’s son claimed that he sought to succeed to a tenancy on his mother’s death. The council rejected the claim and served him with proceedings under Section 62 of the Housing Act 1966 to recover possession. The district judge had found that save for a period when he resided with … Continue reading Dublin City Council v Gallagher: 11 Nov 2008

Regina v Governor of Pentonville Prison, Ex parte Fernandez: Fernandez v Government of Singapore: HL 1971

Test for police protection need The court considered the degree of risk to an individual which should give rise to a duty on the police to protect him under article 2. Held: Lord Diplock said: ‘My Lords, bearing in mind the relative gravity of the consequences of the court’s expectation being falsified either in one … Continue reading Regina v Governor of Pentonville Prison, Ex parte Fernandez: Fernandez v Government of Singapore: HL 1971

Regina v Chief Constable of Norfolk, ex parte DF: Admn 2002

Test for need for police protection The court considered the duties of the police to protect the applicants. Held: The search for a phrase which encapsulates a threshold of risk which engages article 2 is a search for a chimera. The degree of risk described as ‘real and immediate’ in Osman . . as used … Continue reading Regina v Chief Constable of Norfolk, ex parte DF: Admn 2002

Le Compte, Van Leuven And De Meyere v Belgium: ECHR 23 Jun 1981

Hudoc The Court was faced with a disciplinary sanction imposed on doctors which resulted in their suspension for periods between 6 weeks and 3 months: ‘Unlike certain other disciplinary sanctions that might have been imposed on the applicants (warning, censure and reprimand . .), the suspension of which they complained undoubtedly constituted a direct and … Continue reading Le Compte, Van Leuven And De Meyere v Belgium: ECHR 23 Jun 1981

Ferrazzini v Italy: ECHR 12 Jul 2001

(Grand Chamber) The court had to decide whether tax proceedings brought by the state against an individual involved the determination of a civil right within the meaning of article 6(1). It was argued by the Government that the existence of an individual’s tax obligation to pay tax belonged exclusively to the realm of public law … Continue reading Ferrazzini v Italy: ECHR 12 Jul 2001

Semerzhiy and Others v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 2 – Right to life : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 55064/18, [2022] ECHR 968 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.682635

Loste v France: ECHR 3 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 13+3 – Right to an effective remedy : Fifth Section Citations: 59227/12, [2022] ECHR 923 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.682347

Dolenc v Slovenia: ECHR 20 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : First Section Citations: 20256/20, [2022] ECHR 910 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.682338

Akhtyamov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 17105/18, [2022] ECHR 962 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.682592

MA (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 27 Jul 2009

The claimant appealed against refusal of leave to enter and cancelling his leave to remain. He had made his claim on human rights grounds, saying that the refusal would split him from his wife. He had been told that he would have to renew his application from abroad. Held: Where a case was properly founded … Continue reading MA (Pakistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 27 Jul 2009

P, Regina (On the Application of) v HM Coroner for the District Of Avon: Admn 5 Mar 2009

The deceased was found suspended by a sheet in her prison cell. The jury found accidental death, not being satisfied that she was not issuing a cry for help. The family appealed saying that the jury had not been directed that they could provide a narrative verdict to explain further their conclusions. Held: The jury … Continue reading P, Regina (On the Application of) v HM Coroner for the District Of Avon: Admn 5 Mar 2009

Z and T v United Kingdom: ECHR 28 Feb 2006

The applicants were Christian Pakistanis. Their asylum claims having failed, they feared that if returned to Pakistan, they would be persecuted, and asked for their article 9 rights, saying that the flagrant denial test should not be applied, as this would fail to respect the primacy of the applicants’ religious rights. Held: The argument was … Continue reading Z and T v United Kingdom: ECHR 28 Feb 2006

Lisowski v Regional Court of Bialystok (Poland): Admn 28 Nov 2006

The defendant resisted extradition for a fraud prosecution brought 11 years after the relevant events which occurred in 1995. He had come to England in 2000, and the first he heard of the accusation was when he was arrested in September 2006. It was not suggested that he had deliberately fled the prosecution. Held: The … Continue reading Lisowski v Regional Court of Bialystok (Poland): Admn 28 Nov 2006

Palaia v Italy: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : First Section Committee Citations: 23593/14, [2022] ECHR 943 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682626

Vitko And Others v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 1907/16, [2022] ECHR 988 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682647

Khasanova And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Third Section Committee Citations: 198/20, [2022] ECHR 973 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682611

Rodina And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 81202/17, [2022] ECHR 961 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682631

Lapsa v Latvia: ECHR 20 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 2 – Right to life : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 57444/19, [2022] ECHR 909 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682340

Kaszubski v Poland: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : First Section Committee Citations: 15466/19, [2022] ECHR 969 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682609

IM And Others v Italy: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : First Section Citations: 25426/20, [2022] ECHR 985 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682605

Bagvanov And Others v Azerbaijan: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 77919/11, [2022] ECHR 952 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682597

ABC v Principal Reporter and Another (Scotland): SC 18 Jun 2020

These appeals concern the role of siblings in the procedures by which children’s hearings in Scotland make compulsory supervision orders (‘CSOs’). The principal issue concerns the procedures required to make sure that public authorities comply with the obligation in article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) to show respect for the private … Continue reading ABC v Principal Reporter and Another (Scotland): SC 18 Jun 2020

Petukhova v Russia: ECHR 2 May 2013

Citations: 28796/07 – Chamber Judgment, [2013] ECHR 400 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: Legal Summary – Petukhova v Russia (Legal Summary) ECHR 2-May-2013 ECHR Article 5-1-bLawful order of a courtDetention in police station of person required by unlawfully issued court order to undergo psychiatric examination: violationFacts – In … Continue reading Petukhova v Russia: ECHR 2 May 2013

Tymoshenko v Ukraine: ECHR 30 Apr 2013

Citations: 49872/11 – Chamber Judgment, [2013] ECHR 389 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: See Also – Tymoshenko v Ukraine ECHR 31-May-2012 . . See Also – Tymoshenko v Ukraine ECHR 3-Jul-2012 . . Legal Summary – Tymoshenko v Ukraine (Legal Summary) ECHR 30-Apr-2013 ECHR Article 5-1 Lawful arrest … Continue reading Tymoshenko v Ukraine: ECHR 30 Apr 2013

B v Romania (No 2): ECHR 19 Feb 2013

ECHR Article 8Positive obligationsArticle 8-1Respect for family lifeRespect for private lifeLack of adequate legal protection in a case concerning a mother’s committal to a psychiatric institution and the placement of her children in care: violationsFacts – The applicant was assisted by the social services from 1996 onwards, having been classified as a disabled person unfit … Continue reading B v Romania (No 2): ECHR 19 Feb 2013

Austrianu v Romania: ECHR 12 Feb 2013

ECHR Article 9-1Manifest religion or beliefConfiscation of cassette player used by prisoner to listen to religious tapes: inadmissibleFacts – The applicant, who was of Baptist confession, was serving a lengthy prison sentence. After reacting to the confiscation of a small radio-cassette player he had received after obtaining good results on a ‘Christian moral education’ programme, … Continue reading Austrianu v Romania: ECHR 12 Feb 2013

Garcia Mateos v Spain: ECHR 19 Feb 2013

ECHR Article 14DiscriminationFailure to enforce a judgment acknowledging gender discrimination against a working mother: violationFacts – In February 2003, relying on the labour regulations, the applicant asked her employer for a reduction in her working hours as she had custody of her son, who was under the six-year age-limit. When her employer refused, she brought … Continue reading Garcia Mateos v Spain: ECHR 19 Feb 2013

Neij And Sunde Kolmisoppi v Sweden: ECHR 19 Feb 2013

ECHR Article 10-1Freedom to impart informationFreedom to receive informationConviction and order to pay damages for operating website allowing third parties to share files in breach of copyright: inadmissibleFacts – During 2005 and 2006 the two applicants were involved in different aspects of one of the world’s largest file sharing services on the Internet, the website … Continue reading Neij And Sunde Kolmisoppi v Sweden: ECHR 19 Feb 2013

Percival v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 18 Apr 2013

FTTTx INCOME TAX – Taxpayer a British national resident in the Republic of Ireland – taxed in the UK on a civil service pension by virtue of Article 18 UK/Irish Double Taxation Convention – taxpayer’s wife an Irish national taxed on UK local authority pension in Ireland – taxpayer taxed less favourably in the UK … Continue reading Percival v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 18 Apr 2013

Ashman, Regina (on the Application of) v Parole Board and Another: Admn 30 Oct 2007

The court made a declaration that the claimant has suffered a breach of his rights under Article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights by his continuing in detention beyond the expiry of the minimum term, without reasonable steps having been taken to assess whether his continued detention was justified. Citations: [2007] EWHC 2647 … Continue reading Ashman, Regina (on the Application of) v Parole Board and Another: Admn 30 Oct 2007

Hamilton v Al Fayed: CA 26 Mar 1999

A member of Parliament was able to proceed with an action for defamation in respect of matters of which he had been criticised by the appropriate committee in Parliament. The trial would not impeach Parliament though retrying the issues. Lord Woolf MR said: ‘the vice to which Article 9 is directed (so far as the … Continue reading Hamilton v Al Fayed: CA 26 Mar 1999

Derunov And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 64021/16, [2022] ECHR 950 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682600

Tucs v Latvia: ECHR 20 Oct 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 31876/15, [2022] ECHR 914 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682344

Kruglova And Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 11 – Freedom of assembly and association : Third Section Committee Citations: 12283/14, [2022] ECHR 989 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682613

The Karibu Foundation v Norway: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : No Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property : Fifth Section Citations: 2317/20, [2022] ECHR 982 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682608

Shapkin and Makovskyy v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 13795/20, [2022] ECHR 975 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682636

Mamaladze v Georgia: ECHR 3 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : No Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Fifth Section Citations: 9487/19, [2022] ECHR 922 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682348

Utin and Others v Russia: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 54784/16, [2022] ECHR 948 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682642

Dahan v France: ECHR 3 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : No Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Fifth Section Citations: 32314/14, [2022] ECHR 924 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682346

Ivanov And Others v Ukraine: ECHR 10 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 47391/15, [2022] ECHR 945 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.682606

Keena And Kennedy v Ireland (Dec): ECHR 30 Sep 2014

ECHR Article 10-1 Freedom to impart information Freedom to receive information Award of costs against journalists for destroying evidence in order to protect their sources: inadmissible Facts – The first applicant was a correspondent on and the second applicant the editor of the Irish Times. In 2006 the newspaper published an article containing references to … Continue reading Keena And Kennedy v Ireland (Dec): ECHR 30 Sep 2014

Cronin, Regina (on The Application of) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and Another: Admn 20 Nov 2002

The applicant had had his premises searched. He sought to challenge the basis on which search warrant had been granted. He argued that under the Convention, it was necessary for the magistrates to provide a written record of the reasons for granting the warrant. Held: Where the information laid was itself sufficient to account for … Continue reading Cronin, Regina (on The Application of) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police and Another: Admn 20 Nov 2002

Esbester v United Kingdom: ECHR 2 Apr 1993

(Commission) The claimant had been refused employment within the Central Office of Information. He had been accepted subject to clearance, but that failed. He objected that he had been given no opportunity to object to the material oin which his rejection had been based. Held: The complaints were manifestly unfounded. As to Article 8: ‘In … Continue reading Esbester v United Kingdom: ECHR 2 Apr 1993

Nicholds and others v Security Industry Authority: Admn 19 Jul 2006

Application for judicial review of, in substance, the licensing criteria prepared and published by the Defendant, the Security Industry Authority. The applicants were door supervisors refused licenses for previous convictions. Judges: Kenneth Parker QC J Citations: [2006] EWHC Admin 1792, [2006] EWHC 1792 (Admin), [2007] 1 WLR 2067, [2007] ICR 1076 Links: Bailii Statutes: Private … Continue reading Nicholds and others v Security Industry Authority: Admn 19 Jul 2006

O’Connell, Regina (on the Application of) v The Parole Board and Another: Admn 13 Nov 2007

Fundamental issues as to the function and status of the Parole Board. It does so in the context of a challenge to the decision of the Board on the 18th July 2006 refusing to direct the claimant’s release on licence under section 247 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (the 2003 Act). The challenge was … Continue reading O’Connell, Regina (on the Application of) v The Parole Board and Another: Admn 13 Nov 2007