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Secretary of State for the Home Department v AL: Admn 17 Aug 2007

The claimant sought to challenge a control order made against him under the 2005 Act. He had not cross examined the prosecution witnesses saying that the procedure was unfair in that he had not been allowed to see all the evidence against him. He said that the evidence did not justify the finding of reasonable … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AL: Admn 17 Aug 2007

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Admn 30 Nov 2007

The judge had made an order on the basis that a non-derogating control order was flawed. The order had been appealed successfully. He now faced a question, at the directions stage, as to whether he could hear the case again after it was remitted to his division. Held: He could indeed hear the case. The … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Admn 30 Nov 2007

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AV: Admn 30 Apr 2009

Judges: Mitting J Citations: [2009] EWHC 902 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – AR v Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 15-Jul-2009 The claimant appealed against the refusal of the Home Secretary to vary the control order made against him under the … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AV: Admn 30 Apr 2009

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: CA 22 Feb 2008

Appeal by AF from an order refusing an application that a hearing under section 3(10) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 should be before a judge other than Ouseley J and made two declarations Judges: Sir Anthony Clarke MR Citations: [2008] EWCA Civ 117, [2008] ACD 55, [2008] 1 WLR 2528 Links: Bailii Statutes: … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: CA 22 Feb 2008

Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and S: CA 17 May 2007

The Secretary appealed against the refusal of renewal of a control order. It had been said that the secretary had failed properly to consider on the renewal whether there was sufficient evidence to justify instead a prosecution. Held: The appeal succeeded. The formal consideration of the possibility of a prosecution was a continuing one, but … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and S: CA 17 May 2007

Secretary of State for The Home Department v CD: Admn 29 Jul 2011

CD challenged the decision by the respondent to make him subject to a control order by way of a review under section 3(10) of the 2005 Act. Held: The decision was justified. Judges: Owen J Citations: [2011] EWHC 2087 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 3(10) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: … Continue reading Secretary of State for The Home Department v CD: Admn 29 Jul 2011

Secretary of State for The Home Department v BF: Admn 18 Jul 2011

The defendant said that the control order applied to him was flawed, saying that the defendant had a public law duty ‘to make provision that allows individuals subject to control orders a reasonable opportunity to demonstrate that the control order obligations are no longer necessary; and has breached that duty.’ Judges: Davis J Citations: [2011] … Continue reading Secretary of State for The Home Department v BF: Admn 18 Jul 2011

Secretary of State for The Home Department v Saadi: Admn 21 Dec 2009

The applicant was subject to a non-derogating control order. He contended that once the improperly admitted evidence was discounted, the respondent could no longer establish reasonable suspicion that he might be involved in terrorist activity. Judges: Wilkie J Citations: [2009] EWHC 3390 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 3(10) Jurisdiction: England and … Continue reading Secretary of State for The Home Department v Saadi: Admn 21 Dec 2009

MB, Re, Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB: Admn 12 Apr 2006

The applicant challenged the terms of a non-derogating control order. It was anticipated that unless prevented, he would fight against UK forces in Iraq. Held: The section allowed the Secretary of State to impose any necessary conditions, but subject to a system of supervision by the courts. The parties now disputed whether the Act gave … Continue reading MB, Re, Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB: Admn 12 Apr 2006

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AS: Admn 21 Oct 2009

The claimant was subject to a control order under the 2005 Act. The court was asked whether it could properly continue without him having sufficient knowledge of the allegations and evidence to be able to defend himself. Judges: Collins J Citations: [2009] EWHC 2564 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 2(1) Jurisdiction: … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AS: Admn 21 Oct 2009

Secretary of State for the Home Department v GG: CA 23 Jul 2009

The defendant challenged the inclusion in a control order of an order to submit to personal searches. The Secretary of State appealed against a refusal of the order to ermit the searches. Held: The appeal failed. Such orders were made solely under the 2005 Act, and the section gave an exhaustive list of the possible … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v GG: CA 23 Jul 2009

AR v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 15 Jul 2009

The claimant appealed against the refusal of the Home Secretary to vary the control order made against him under the 2005 Act. Held: The organisation of which the applicant was a member might soon enter into a settlement with the Libyan Government which event may be supported by the applicant allowing a relaxation of his … Continue reading AR v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 15 Jul 2009

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AT and AW: Admn 20 Mar 2009

Each claimant appealed against refusal of the Secretary to vary the non-derogating control orders to which they were subject. Held: When the Secretary of State makes the decision to make a control order on a materially erroneous basis, the decision should be held to be flawed and will normally be quashed. Judges: Mitting J Citations: … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AT and AW: Admn 20 Mar 2009

Secretary of State for the Home Department v GG: Admn 12 Feb 2009

A control order under the 2005 Act could not include a right for officers to conduct a personal search. However a 16-hour per day curfew together with a relocation from Derby to Chesterfield and which presented no difficulties for family visits was upheld. Judges: Collins J Citations: [2009] EWHC 142 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v GG: Admn 12 Feb 2009

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AR: Admn 19 Dec 2008

Judges: Mitting J Citations: [2008] EWHC 3164 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: See Also – AR v Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 15-Jul-2009 The claimant appealed against the refusal of the Home Secretary to vary the control order made against him under … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AR: Admn 19 Dec 2008

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP: Admn 12 Aug 2008

The court reviewed the need for the control order made against AP. Judges: Keith J Citations: [2008] EWHC 2001 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, European Convention on Human Rights 8 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – AP v Secretary Of State for the Home Department CA 15-Jul-2009 . … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AP: Admn 12 Aug 2008

AE v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 21 Jul 2008

The claimant who was subject to a control order under the 2005 Act, sought relaxation of the conditions to allow him to attend a course to study Chemistry and Biology. Judges: Silber J Citations: [2008] EWHC 1743 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 2 3 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: 18 … Continue reading AE v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 21 Jul 2008

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF AN and AE (No 3): HL 10 Jun 2009

The applicants complained that they had been made subject to non-derogating control orders as suspected terrorists, but that the failure to inform them of the allegations or evidence against them was unfair and infringed their human rights. The material was withheld in the interests of national security. Held: The failure to supply the defendants with … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF AN and AE (No 3): HL 10 Jun 2009

Secretary of State for the Home Department v E: Admn 16 Feb 2007

The claimant challenged a control order made against him, saying that the respondent had renewed the order despite failing to keep under review the possibility of prosecuting him, and that his mental health had suffered as a result of the order and that that had not been taken account of. Held: Ony very limited weight … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v E: Admn 16 Feb 2007

Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB: CA 1 Aug 2006

The Secretary of State appealed a declaration that the restrictions imposed on the complainant under the 2005 Act were an infringement of his human rights, and a declaration of incompatibility as regards section 3. Held: The appeal succeeded. The availability of a judicial review of the orders made was sufficient to provide a protection. The … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB: CA 1 Aug 2006

Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others: CA 1 Aug 2006

The applicants had challenged non-derogating control orders restricting his liberty on the basis that he was suspected of terrorist intentions. The Home Secretary appealed an order finding the restrictions to be unlawful. Held: The Home Secretary’s appeal failed. The restrictions imposing an 18 hours a day curfew, and additional substantial movement and association restrictions amounted … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others: CA 1 Aug 2006

Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others: HL 31 Oct 2007

The Home Secretary appealed against a finding that a non-derogating control order was unlawful in that, in restricting the subject to an 18 hour curfew and otherwise severely limiting his social contacts, the order amounted to such a deprivation of liberty as to be unlawful. Held: The appeal failed. When looking at the lawfulness of … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v JJ and others: HL 31 Oct 2007

Secretary of State for the Home Deparment v AN: Admn 31 Jul 2009

The court re-considered a control order made on the basis of material withheld from the defendant. The Secretary of State had now withdrawn his reliance on that material, rather than make further disclosures. The prosecution invited the court to undertake not the exercise required by section 3(10) of the 2005 Act – to determine whether … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Deparment v AN: Admn 31 Jul 2009

The Secretary of State for The Home Department v EB: Admn 29 Jul 2016

The claimant had been released on licence after conviction for an offence under the 2000 Act. He was subject to a terrorism prevention and investigation measure for a year, but now appealed against a rejection of his request for a variation of the conditions. Judges: Mitting J Citations: [2016] EWHC 1970 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: … Continue reading The Secretary of State for The Home Department v EB: Admn 29 Jul 2016

BX v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 4 May 2010

The applicant was subject to a non-derogating control order. The court was asked (1) whether a ‘controlled person’ to whom the Secretary of State has given notice of modification under section 7(2)(d) and (8)(c) 2005 Act, may seek to challenge or reverse its implementation in an interlocutory application for an injunction, either in the course … Continue reading BX v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 4 May 2010

BH v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 17 Nov 2009

The claimant was subject to a non-derogating control order under the 2005 Act. A relaxation was sought to allow him to visit his solicitors. But was offered subject to conditions which included a requirement that he be subject to a personal search. The claimant said that the Act did not contain a power to require … Continue reading BH v Secretary of State for The Home Department: Admn 17 Nov 2009

Times Newspapers Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department and AY: Admn 17 Oct 2008

The newspaper applied to challenge the protection of the identity of the defendant subject to a control order under the 2005 Act. It said that there was no basis for the making of the order without first considering the Human Rights need for open justice. Held: The general purpose of the control order related to … Continue reading Times Newspapers Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department and AY: Admn 17 Oct 2008

Secretary of State for The Home Department v AP: SC 16 Jun 2010

The claimant challenged the terms of the control order made against him under the 2005 Act saying that it was too restrictive. Though his family was in London, the control order confined him to a house many miles away for 16 hours a day. Held: AP’s appeal was allowed. It was wrong to blame the … Continue reading Secretary of State for The Home Department v AP: SC 16 Jun 2010

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF AM and AN etc: CA 17 Oct 2008

The claimants were subject to non-derogating control orders, being non EU nationals suspected of terrorism. They now said that they had not had a compatible hearing as to the issue of whether they were in fact involved in terrorist activity. Held: Applying MB, ‘it is wrong to say that a hearing of the critical issue … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF AM and AN etc: CA 17 Oct 2008

Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and Another: HL 31 Oct 2007

The applicant, who was subject to a control order, complained that the respondent had failed as required to keep under review the possibility of a prosecution, and had renewed the order without satisfying that requirement. Held: The appeal failed. Though the respondent had failed as described, that did not make the renewal of the control … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and Another: HL 31 Oct 2007

Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Same v AF: HL 31 Oct 2007

Non-derogating control orders – HR Compliant MB and AF challenged non-derogating control orders made under the 2005 Act, saying that they were incompatible with their human rights. AF was subject to a curfew of 14 hours a day, wore an electronic tag at all times, could not leave a nine square mile area, and had … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Same v AF: HL 31 Oct 2007

Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Admn 30 Mar 2007

The claimant, who was suspected of terrorist activities but against whom no criminal charges had been established, complained that a control order imposed on him was so extensive as to amount to a deprivation of liberty. Held: The order was a nullity. It was so extensive as to amount to a deprivation of liberty and … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF: Admn 30 Mar 2007

Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administracion Del Estado: ECJ 4 Oct 2012

ECJ Opinion – Combating of money laundering and terrorism financing – Directive 2005/60/EC – Obligation on credit institutions to declare suspicious financial transactions – Institutions operating under the freedom to provide services – Identification of national financial information unit responsible for collecting information – Interpretation of Article 22(2) of Directive 2005/60 – Restriction on the … Continue reading Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administracion Del Estado: ECJ 4 Oct 2012

Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence: CA 29 Mar 2006

The applicant had dual Iraqi and British nationality. He was detained by British Forces in Iraq under suspicion of terrorism, and interned. Held: His appeal failed. The UN resolution took priority over the European Convention on Human Rights where there was a conflict between them. ‘If the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII, consider that … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence: CA 29 Mar 2006

Gillan and Quinton, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Another: CA 29 Jul 2004

The appellants had challenged the lawfulness of being stopped and searched by police. The officers relied on an authorisation made under the 2000 Act. They had been on their way to attending an arms fair, intending to demonstrate. Held: The Act was to be interpreted without deference to the respondent, and because of the powers … Continue reading Gillan and Quinton, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis and Another: CA 29 Jul 2004

Handyside v The United Kingdom: ECHR 7 Dec 1976

Freedom of Expression is Fundamental to Society The appellant had published a ‘Little Red Schoolbook’. He was convicted under the 1959 and 1964 Acts on the basis that the book was obscene, it tending to deprave and corrupt its target audience, children. The book claimed that it was intended to teach school children about sex, … Continue reading Handyside v The United Kingdom: ECHR 7 Dec 1976

Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administracion Del Estado: ECJ 25 Apr 2013

ECJ Judgment – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing – Directive 2005/60/EC – Article 22(2) – Decision 2000/642/JHA – Requirement to report suspicious financial transactions applicable to credit institutions – Institution operating under the rules on the freedom to provide services – Identification of … Continue reading Jyske Bank Gibraltar Ltd v Administracion Del Estado: ECJ 25 Apr 2013

O’Hara v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary: HL 21 Nov 1996

Second Hand Knowledge Supports Resaobnable Belief The plaintiff had been arrested on the basis of the 1984 Act. The officer had no particular knowledge of the plaintiff’s involvement, relying on a briefing which led to the arrest. Held: A reasonable suspicion upon which an arrest was founded need not be based on the arresting officer’s … Continue reading O’Hara v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary: HL 21 Nov 1996

Regina v Director of Public Prosecutions, ex parte Kebilene and others: HL 28 Oct 1999

(Orse Kebeline) The DPP’s appeal succeeded. A decision by the DPP to authorise a prosecution could not be judicially reviewed unless dishonesty, bad faith, or some other exceptional circumstance could be shown. A suggestion that the offence for which a prosecution was authorised was framed so as to breach the accused’s human rights was to … Continue reading Regina v Director of Public Prosecutions, ex parte Kebilene and others: HL 28 Oct 1999