A newspaper company appealed against an order preventing it naming a footballer who, they claimed, had been unfaithful to his wife. Held: There remains a distinction between the right of privacy which attaches to sexual activities within and outside a marriage. An order restricting the freedom of the press requires positive and clear justification. The … Continue reading A v B plc and Another (Flitcroft v MGN Ltd): CA 11 Mar 2002
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
(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
Judges: Holman J Citations: [2007] EWHC 1028 (Admin), (2007) 10 CCL Rep 464, [2007] 1 WLR 2239 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 5, Mental Health Act 1983 75(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Human Rights, Health Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.252401
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
ECHR Judgment : Article 10 – Freedom of expression-{general} : Second Section Committee Citations: 41982/10, [2018] ECHR 975 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.631234
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ECHR Judgment : Article 11 – Freedom of assembly and association : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 23702/15, [2020] ECHR 361 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.651047
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ECHR Judgment : Article 3+8 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Citations: 39257/17, [2020] ECHR 358 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.651050
ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : First Section Committee Citations: 5710/12, [2020] ECHR 368 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.650997
ECHR Judgment : Preliminary objection partially dismissed : Fourth Section Citations: 3594/19, [2020] ECHR 297 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.651018
ECHR Judgment : Remainder inadmissible : Fourth Section Citations: 78635/13, [2020] ECHR 296 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.651010
ECHR Judgment : No Article 7 – No punishment without law : First Section Citations: 44612/13, [2020] ECHR 360 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.651001
ECHR Judgment : Article 11 – Freedom of assembly and association : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 67197/13, [2020] ECHR 366 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.651020
ECHR Judgment : Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property : Fifth Section Citations: 58364/10, [2020] ECHR 359 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 04 December 2022; Ref: scu.650988
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
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
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
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
ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 72192/12, [2020] ECHR 365 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.651049
ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : First Section Committee Citations: 18106/12, [2020] ECHR 369 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.651048
ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : First Section Committee Citations: 42969/18, [2020] ECHR 363 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.651038
ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 70878/12, [2020] ECHR 364 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.651039
ECHR Judgment : Article 5 – Right to liberty and security : Third Section Committee Citations: 27990/18, [2022] ECHR 964 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.682640
ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Fifth Section Committee Citations: 36124/13, [2022] ECHR 955 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.682612
ECHR Judgment : Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : First Section Citations: 4952/21, [2022] ECHR 956 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.682625
ECHR Judgment : Article 3 – Prohibition of torture : Third Section Committee Citations: 24453/17, [2022] ECHR 951 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.682650
ECHR Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 Positive obligations Failure of the state to protect the property rights of minors under a real-estate swap agreement: violation Facts – In 1997 the applicants, two minor sisters represented by their mother, purchased a villa for EUR 60,000. The mother and Z.L., who was the applicants’ legal guardian … Continue reading SL And JL v Croatia: ECHR 7 May 2015
ECHR Grand Chamber Article 37 Article 37-1 Striking out applications Application concerning absence of suspensive effect of application for judicial review of deportation order or of refusal of leave to remain: struck out following friendly settlement Article 13 Effective remedy Absence of suspensive effect of application to Aliens Appeals Board for judicial review of deportation … Continue reading SJ v Belgium (Striking Out): ECHR 19 Mar 2015
The claimant barrister complained of the manner of conduct of the disciplinary proceedings brought against her. She had been cleared of any breach of the Bar Code of Conduct, but her claim was then ruled out of time under section 7(5)(a), time having begun on the initial ruling against her. Held: The appeal succeeded. The … Continue reading O’Connor v Bar Standards Board: SC 6 Dec 2017
The serving prisoner said that new general restrictions on smoking in public buildings applied also in prisons. were a breach of his human rights. The only spaces where prisoners were allowed now to smoke were their cells, and he would share cells with smokers, suffering second hand inhalation. He suffered health problems. Judges: Singh J … Continue reading Black, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice: Admn 5 Mar 2015
A challenge was made to the ban on smoking at a secure hospital. Judges: Lord Clarke MR, Keene, Moses LJJ Citations: [2009] EWCA Civ 795, [2010] PTSR 674, [2009] HRLR 31 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention ofHuman Rights 8 14 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Black, Regina (on The Application of) v … Continue reading N, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Health: CA 24 Jul 2009
The applicant had been detained after a diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder and convictions for rape. He had applied for discharge, but before the hearing the doctor had said he no longer opposed his release. After the hearing but before being released the detention was re-instated, and the patient again complained at proposals to treat … Continue reading B, Regina (on the Application Of) v SS (Responsible Medical Officer) and others: CA 26 Jan 2006
(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
The defendants had published remarks on its website about the reliability of the claimant. When sued in defamation, they pleaded fair comment, but that was rejected by the Court of Appeal. Held: The defendants’ appeal succeeded, and the fair comment defence was re-instated. The phrase ‘honest comment’ should now be used to reflect the nature … Continue reading Spiller and Another v Joseph and Others: SC 1 Dec 2010
The defendant sought to defend the claim for defamation by claiming fair comment. The claimant said that the relevant facts were not known to the defendant at the time of the publication. Held: To claim facts in aid of a defence of fair comment, it would make no sense if those facts were not known … Continue reading Lowe v Associated Newspapers Ltd: QBD 28 Feb 2006
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
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
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
ECHR Judgment : No Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : First Section Citations: 10390/15, [2022] ECHR 986 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.682607
ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 17230/19, [2022] ECHR 970 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.682641
ECHR Judgment : No Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life : First Section Citations: 22105/18, [2022] ECHR 916 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.682342
ECHR Judgment : Article 14+P1-3 – Prohibition of discrimination : First Section Citations: 49636/14, [2022] ECHR 981 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.682598
ECHR Judgment : Article 6 – Right to a fair trial : Third Section Committee Citations: 63528/16, [2022] ECHR 949 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.682623
ECHR Judgment : No violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Peaceful enjoyment Citations: 17800/10, [2017] ECHR 562 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.607716
ECHR Judgment : Violation of Article 14+8 – Prohibition of discrimination Article 14 – Discrimination Article 8 – Right to respect for private life Citations: 55740/10, [2017] ECHR 517 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.607676
ECHR Judgment : Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 – Protection of property Article 1 para. 2 of Protocol No. 1 Citations: 33076/10, [2017] ECHR 594 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.607681
ECHR Judgment : No violation of Article 10 – Freedom of expression-{General} Article 10-1 – Freedom of expression Violation of Article 10 Citations: 57218/10, [2017] ECHR 535 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.607654
ECHR Judgment : Violation of Article 10 – Freedom of expression-{General} Article 10-1 – Freedom of expression Pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses Citations: 28199/15, [2017] ECHR 567 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.607656
ECHR Judgment : Violation of Article 5 – Right to liberty and security Article 5-4 – Review of lawfulness of detention Citations: 56982/10, [2017] ECHR 549 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Human Rights Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.607632
Questions as to the proper interpretation of para 317(i) of the Immigration Rules (‘the Rules’) and the application of articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the Convention’) to that paragraph Citations: [2008] EWCA Civ 102, [2008] Imm AR 490, [2008] INLR 590 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Immigration, Human … Continue reading MB (Somalia) v Entry Clearance Officer: CA 20 Feb 2008
Whether the imposition of a Notification Order (‘N/O’) under section 97 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (‘SOA 2003’) was disproportionate and breached Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights Judges: Lord Justice Haddon-Cave and Mr Justice Holgate Citations: [2020] EWHC 1053 (Admin) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Sentencing, Human Rights … Continue reading Halabi, Regina (on The Application of) v The Crown Court At Southwark: Admn 1 May 2020
