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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ALF v United Kingdom: ECHR 12 Nov 2013

ECHR – DECISION Citations: 5908/12, [2013] ECHR 1370 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.682590

Nikolay Kostadinov v Bulgaria: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property : Fourth Section Citations: 21743/15, [2022] ECHR 936 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.682624

Leander v Sweden: ECHR 26 Mar 1987

Mr Leander had been refused employment at a museum located on a naval base, having been assessed as a security risk on the basis of information stored on a register maintained by State security services that had not been disclosed him. Mr Leander complained that he should have been provided with the information in question, … Continue reading Leander v Sweden: ECHR 26 Mar 1987

Tsmokalov v Ukraine: ECHR 3 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 15524/13, [2022] ECHR 920 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.682350

Marina Aucanada Group SL v Spain: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Preliminary objection joined to merits : Third Section Citations: 7567/19, [2022] ECHR 933 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.682619

Vardanyan and Khalafyan v Armenia: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Preliminary objection joined to merits and dismissed : Fourth Section Citations: 2265/12, [2022] ECHR 937 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.682644

Valeanu and Others v Romania: ECHR 8 Nov 2022

ECHR Judgment : Remainder inadmissible : Fourth Section Citations: 59012/17, [2022] ECHR 930 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.682643

O’Connor v Bar Standards Board: QBD 18 Dec 2014

Appeal against an order of Deputy Master Eyre by which he struck out the appellant’s statements of case and dismissed the action with judgment for the defendant with costs. The claimant said that the procedures adopted by the Board in disciplinary proceedings had (inter alia) infringed her human rights. She had eventually been cleared of … Continue reading O’Connor v Bar Standards Board: QBD 18 Dec 2014

Sampanis and Others v Greece: ECHR 8 Aug 2011

Resolution as to execution of judgment Citations: 32526/05, [2011] ECHR 1637 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: Appeal from – Sampanis v Greece ECHR 5-Jun-2008 The Greek authorities failed to enrol in school a group of Greek children of Roma origin who were receiving no formal education for an … Continue reading Sampanis and Others v Greece: ECHR 8 Aug 2011

Warren, Regina (on the Application of) v Her Majesty’s Assistant Coroner for Northamptonshire: Admn 29 Apr 2008

The deceased had committed suicide in his prison cell. Prison officers were charged with manslaughter by gross neglect, but they were discharged. The applicant sought now to challenge the refusal of the coroner to allow to be called to give evidence a psychiatrist who had provided a report to the family’s solicitors. The coroner felt … Continue reading Warren, Regina (on the Application of) v Her Majesty’s Assistant Coroner for Northamptonshire: Admn 29 Apr 2008

MBT, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department (Restricted Leave; ILR; Disability Discrimination): UTIAC 13 Dec 2019

(i) A decision of the Secretary of State not to grant indefinite leave to remain to a person subject to the restricted leave policy (‘the RL policy’) does not normally engage Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. However, Article 8 may be engaged by a decision to refuse to grant indefinite leave … Continue reading MBT, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department (Restricted Leave; ILR; Disability Discrimination): UTIAC 13 Dec 2019

VTB Capital Plc v Nutritek International Corp and Others: SC 6 Feb 2013

The claimant bank said that it had been induced to create very substantial lending facilities by fraudulent misrepresentation by the defendants. They now appealed against findings that England was not clearly or distinctly the appropriate forum for resolution of VTB’s tort claims, and nor that there was a proper basis for piercing the corporate veil. … Continue reading VTB Capital Plc v Nutritek International Corp and Others: SC 6 Feb 2013

RK and AK v The United Kingdom: ECHR 18 Oct 2005

The applicants’ young child had been suspected of being the victim of physical abuse. After court proceedings the child was removed. In later proceedings and after being placed with an aunt, she was diagnosed as having brittle bone disease. In the meantime, the mother had suffered ostracism in her community. The court had found her … Continue reading RK and AK v The United Kingdom: ECHR 18 Oct 2005

King v Telegraph Group Ltd: CA 18 May 2004

The defendant appealed against interim costs orders made in the claim against it for defamation. Held: The general power of cost capping measures available to courts were available also in defamation proceedings. The claimant was being represented under a conditional fee agreement. The court considered that the amount of costs being incurred served to act … Continue reading King v Telegraph Group Ltd: CA 18 May 2004