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Accession of The European Union to the European Convention for The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: ECJ 18 Dec 2014

ECJ (Opinion of the full court) Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU – Draft international agreement – Accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – Compatibility of the draft agreement with the EU and FEU TreatiesHeld: ‘The agreement on the accession of the European … Continue reading Accession of The European Union to the European Convention for The Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: ECJ 18 Dec 2014

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

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

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

Ayuso Torres v Spain: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed : Third Section Citations: 74729/17, [2022] ECHR 931 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.682596

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

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

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

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

Fayed v United Kingdom: ECHR 6 Oct 1994

The Secretary of State had appointed inspectors to investigate and report on a company takeover. In their report, which was published, the inspectors made findings which were critical of and damaging to the applicants, who relied on the civil limb of article 6(1) to complain that they had been denied effective access to the courts … Continue reading Fayed v United Kingdom: ECHR 6 Oct 1994

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

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

Eon v France (Note): ECHR 14 Mar 2013

ECHR – Information Note Citations: 26118/10, [2013] ECHR 1346 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.682589

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

Gaggl v Austria: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Remainder inadmissible : Fourth Section Citations: 63950/19, [2022] ECHR 934 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.682603

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

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

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