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
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
Appeals were brought complaining as to the apparent reversal of the burden of proof in road traffic cases and in cases under the Terrorism Acts. Was a legal or an evidential burden placed on a defendant? Held: Lord Bingham of Cornhill said: ‘The overriding concern is that a trial should be fair, and the presumption … Continue reading Sheldrake v Director of Public Prosecutions; Attorney General’s Reference No 4 of 2002: HL 14 Oct 2004
The applicant challenged regulations brought in by the respondent providing for foreigners suspected of terrorism to be detained where a British national suspect would not have been detained. The respondent had issued a derogation from the Convention for this purpose. Held: The people detained were those who could not be returned to their own country … Continue reading A, X and Y, and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 25 Oct 2002
The several defendants appealed against sentences imposed for acts preparatory to terrorism. Each had been involved to a lesser extent than principals in a larger circle. Held: Leveson LJ said: ‘Although potentially highly relevant both to culpability and potential harm (and, thus, of importance for the purpose of fixing the punitive part of any sentence) … Continue reading Khan and Others v Regina: CACD 16 Apr 2013
The claimant challenged the application to him of the notification requirements under the 2006 Act. Held: It was not disproportionate to impose the notification requirement for ten years after release on license even though there was no right of review. Judges: Maurice Kay, Munby, Tomlinson LJJ Citations: [2012] EWCA Civ 1471, [2013] HRLR 6, [2013] … Continue reading Irfan, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 14 Nov 2012
(Statement of Facts) To resist an extradition application to America to stand trial on various federal charges, the appellants claimed that if they were extradited there was a real prospect that they would be made subject to a determination by the President that would have the effect that they be detained indefinitely and/or that they … Continue reading Ahmad And Aswat v United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Jul 2007
Late evidence from requesting state was admissible The USA sought A’s extradition. It had been previously refused on the grounds of expected suicide of A if subjected to US prison conditions. Held: The order refusing extradition was quashed, and the matter referred to the Magistrates’ Court with a direction to proceed as the DJ would … Continue reading United States of America v Assange: Admn 10 Dec 2021
Claimants sought damages for personal injuries incurred when, in Pristina, Kosovo and during a riot, British soldiers on a UN peacekeeping expedition fired on a car. Held: The incidents occurred in the course of peace-keeping duties. It was not argued that they occurred in combat, and it was established that in cases of riot, soldiers … Continue reading Bici and Bici v Ministry of Defence: QBD 7 Apr 2004
An appeal against an ‘in camera’ crown court order to the Court of Appeal is to be on paper submissions. The court set out the procedure on appeal against order for a trial to be held in camera. These rules were not ultra vires. Even though the appeal ‘shall’ be determined without a hearing, written … Continue reading Re Guardian Newspapers and Others: CACD 20 Sep 1993
The defendant appealed against his conviction under the 2006 Act for disseminating terrorist publications. He had uploaded to the internet videos showing attacks ofn coalition forces on soldiers of the coalition. He said that his were not acts falling within the offence. Held: The appeal failed. The court underlined the ‘comprehensive’ scope and ‘broad’ nature … Continue reading Gul (M), Regina v: CACD 22 Feb 2012
The defendant appealed from his convictions for possession and dissemination of terrorist related publications, saying that the judge should not have admitted evidence of the possession by named terrorist offenders of material similar or identical to that allegedly disseminated by the appellant, for the purpose of considering whether the material comprised ‘a terrorist publication’ Judges: … Continue reading Faraz v Regina: CACD 21 Dec 2012
Appeal from conviction of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to section 5(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006. Citations: [2019] EWCA Crim 1705 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime Updated: 20 October 2022; Ref: scu.647023
The appellant had been deprived of his British Citizenship by an order of the respondent under the 1981 Act. That had meant that he was unable to return to the UK. He now appealed against refusal of his challenge to the order. Judges: Richards, Stanley Burnton, Gross LJJ Citations: [2012] EWCA Civ 358 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 29 Mar 2012
Grand Chamber – The international measure relied on by the respondent state had to be interpreted in a manner that minimised the extent to which arbitrary detention was sanctioned or required. The court described its role in settling awards of compensation under the Convention: ‘The court recalls that it is not its role under article … Continue reading Al-Jedda v United Kingdom: ECHR 7 Jul 2011
The International Court of Justice referred to the maintenance of an apartheid regime as being a flagrant violation of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter,Article 22(1) of the Covenant of the League of Nations provided for the grant of mandates for the administration of former colonies and territories ‘which are inhabited by peoples … Continue reading Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South-West Africa) Notwithstanding Security Council Resolution 276 (1970): ICJ 21 Jun 1971
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
The appellant had been charged with and disciplined for a prison offence. He was refused legal assistance at his hearing, and it was accepted that the proceedings involved the determination of a criminal charge within the meaning of article 6 of the Convention, that the deputy controller was not an independent tribunal and that the … Continue reading Greenfield, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 16 Feb 2005
The claimant alleged complicity by the defendant, (now former) Foreign Secretary, in his mistreatment by the US while held in Libya. He also alleged involvement in his unlawful abduction and removal to Libya, from which had had fled for political persecution. The defendants now appealed from rejection of the defendants’ claim to state immunity and … Continue reading Belhaj and Another v Straw and Others: SC 17 Jan 2017
Grand Chamber – The first applicant said he had been injured by a shot fired by a British soldier who had been carried for two miles into the Republic of Ireland, clinging to the applicant’s vehicle following an incident at a checkpoint. Held: Rules granting the State immunities, did not infringe the applicants’ right to … Continue reading McElhinney v Ireland; Al-Adsani v United Kingdom; Fogarty v United Kingdom: ECHR 21 Nov 2001
The claimant appealed against rejection of his claim for asylum and protection on human rights grounds. He said that if returned to Afghanistan he would face a real risk of serious harm. Judges: Pill, Rimer, Black LJJ Citations: [2010] EWCA Civ 1407 Links: Bailii Statutes: Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951), Immigration, … Continue reading Secretary of State for The Home Department v DD (Afghanistan): CA 10 Dec 2010
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder saying that since part of the trial had been in camera the result was unsafe. Held: The appeal failed. The Court addressed submissions advanced on his behalf indicating how substantially the essence of the appellant’s case was in fact publicly disclosed: ‘He [Mr Robertson] contends that if … Continue reading Yam v Regina: CACD 5 Oct 2010
The claimant, an Iraqi national, had been about to be deported when he was re-arrested for Terrorism offences for which he was acquitted. He was then made subject to a non-derogating control order. He now challenged the renewal of that order, even under less stringent terms. Held: The restrictions imposed fell just within the boundary … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v AH: Admn 9 May 2008
Al Jedda, who had both Iraqi and British nationality, sought damages for unlawful imprisonment by reason of his detention by British forces in a military detention centre in Iraq. Judges: Arden LJ, Sir John Dyson, Elias LJ Citations: [2010] EWCA Civ 758, [2011] 2 WLR 225, [2011] QB 773 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence: CA 8 Jul 2010
The defendant faced trial on allegations of acts in preparation of terrorism. He wanted to say that he had been encouraged by security officers and argued that he English law as to entrapment was incompatible with his human rights, and now sought leave to refer the point of law to the Supreme Court. Citations: [2018] … Continue reading Ali Syed, Regina v: CACD 18 Dec 2018
The Court was asked whether it would be compatible with the appellant’s Convention rights within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the appellant, who is an Albanian national, to be extradited to Albania. On 7 April 2001, while he was in the United Kingdom as an illegal immigrant, another Albanian national named … Continue reading Kapri v The Lord Advocate (Representing The Government of The Republic of Albania): SC 10 Jul 2013
The claimant appealed against a decision withdrawing his British citizenship, saying that this would leave him stateless. Judges: Mummery, Maurice Kay, Hooper LJJ Citations: [2010] EWCA Civ 212 Links: Bailii Statutes: British Nationality Act 1981 40(4) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: At CA (1) – Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence CA 29-Mar-2006 The … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 12 Mar 2010
The defendants appealed against their sentences for terrorist offences involving the possession of terrorist publications with intent to distribute them. The prosecution had asserted that in terrorist cases the normal cautions on sentencing did not apply. Held: Courts should be careful to reflect the actual acts of the defendants when sentencing. Section 2 was concerned … Continue reading Rahman and Mohammed v Regina: CACD 8 Jul 2008
(Admissibility and Summary) Citations: [2009] ECHR 755, 4158/05 Links: Bailii Statutes: Terrorism Act 2000 44, European Convention on Human Rights 5 8 10 Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: At First Instance – Gillan and Another, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis and Another Admn 31-Oct-2003 The applicants challenged by … Continue reading Gillan and Quinton v The United Kingdom: ECHR 12 May 2009
Article 1 Jurisdiction of states Absence of territorial jurisdiction in respect of immigrant applicant who had voluntarily returned to his country of origin Facts – The applicant, a Pakistani national, came to the United Kingdom in 2006 on a student visa. In 2009 he and four other Pakistani nationals were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy … Continue reading Khan v The United Kingdom (Dec): ECHR 28 Jan 2014
Evidence from 3rd Party Torture Inadmissible The applicants had been detained following the issue of certificates issued by the respondent that they posed a terrorist threat. They challenged the decisions of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission saying that evidence underlying the decisions had probably been obtained by torture committed by foreign powers, and should not … Continue reading A and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2): HL 8 Dec 2005
Loss of Confidentiality Protection – public domain A retired secret service employee sought to publish his memoirs from Australia. The British government sought to restrain publication there, and the defendants sought to report those proceedings, which would involve publication of the allegations made. The AG sought to restrain those publications. Held: A duty of confidence … Continue reading Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2) (‘Spycatcher’): HL 13 Oct 1988
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
The defendants were to be tried for allegedly sending funds abroad to support terrorism. The court now considered the meaning of the phrase ‘reasonable cause to suspect’ in the context of the anticipated use of the funds: ‘Does it mean that the accused must actually suspect, and for reasonable cause, that the money may be … Continue reading Lane and Another, Regina v: SC 11 Jul 2018
The appellant challenged an order made under the 1981 Act revoking his British citizenship, saying that it infringed his article 8 rights to family life. Judges: Mitting J Ch, Lane SIJ Citations: [2009] UKSIAC 66/2008 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 8, British Nationality Act 1981 40 Citing: See Also – Al-Jedda, Regina … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for the Home Department: SIAC 7 Apr 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
An Egyptian national, had lived here since 1994. He challenged a decision by the Secretary of State,as a member of the committee of the United Nations Security Council, known as the Resolution 1267 Committee or Sanctions Committee. The committee maintained a list of persons and entities subject to the asset freeze imposed on persons ‘associated … Continue reading Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: SC 27 Jan 2016
The appellant the Commission’s decision not to refer his case back to the court. They had agreed that a miscarriage of justice might have occurred, but concluded that it was not in the interests of justice to make such a referral. His statement had been obtained without the presence or availability of a lawyer in … Continue reading Gordon v Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (Scotland): SC 22 Mar 2017
Appeal by defendant in terrorist trial against ruling at preparatory hearing that he had no reasonable excuse defence. Citations: [2008] EWCA Crim 922 Links: Bailii Statutes: Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, Terrorism Act 2000 58, Terrorism Act 2006 51 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – Regina v G; Regina v J … Continue reading G v Regina: CACD 29 Apr 2008
The Court was asked whether or not the procedural protections afforded by Article 6(1) ECHRR as identified by the House of Lords in Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB [2007] UKHL 46 [2008] 1 AC 440 apply to the Appellant’s appeal against the decision of the Secretary of State to deprive him … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for the Home Department: SIAC 22 Oct 2008
The appellant had been granted british citizenship. He now appealed against a an order under section 40(2) of the 1981 Act depriving him of his British citizenship on the ground that the respondent was satisfied that deprivation was conducive to the public good. Judges: Mitting J Ch, Lane SIJ Citations: [2008] UKSIAC 66/2008 Links: Bailii … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for the Home Department: SIAC 23 May 2008
The defendant appealed aganst his conviction for conspiracy to engage in moneylaundering. At trial he pleaded guilty subject to a qualification that he had not known that the money was the proceeds of crime, though he may have suspected that it would be. Held: (Baroness Hale of Richmond dissenting) The appeal succeeded: ‘the Crown’s principal … Continue reading Saik, Regina v: HL 3 May 2006
The Court considered the nature of the documents which fall within the section and, secondly, the scope of the defence of reasonable excuse under section 58(3). Held: ‘A document or record will only fall within section 58 if it is of a kind that is likely to provide practical assistance to a person committing or … Continue reading K v Regina: CACD 13 Feb 2008
The court set the questions to be answered later in response to the complaint as to the use of stop and search powers by the British police. Citations: 4158/05, [2008] ECHR 521 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 5 8 10, Terrorism Act 2000 44 Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: At First Instance – … Continue reading Gillan and Quinton v The United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Jun 2008
The Secretary of state had sought to register an organisation as a terrorist organisation (PMOI). The organisation had successfully appealed to the Proscribed Organisations Appeals Commission (POAC). The secretary now renewed his application for leave to appeal. The PMO had previously been involved in violence but said that it had abandoned violence several years ago, … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v Lord Alton of Liverpool and others: CA 7 May 2008
Proceedings had been brought to challenge the validity of Orders in Council which had frozen the assets of the claimants in those proceedings. Ancillary orders were made and confirmed requiring them not to be identified. As the cases came to the Supreme Court, applications were also now made to lift the anonymity orders. Held: The … Continue reading In re Guardian News and Media Ltd and Others; HM Treasury v Ahmed and Others: SC 27 Jan 2010
An order had been made for the trial of the defendant on a charge of murder to be held excluding both press and public. The Order had been made in the interests of national security and for the protection of the identity of a witness or other person. Held: The order was upheld. Judges: Lord … Continue reading Yam, Regina v: CACD 28 Jan 2008
The claimant was a Zimbabwean National who was to be removed from the country. He was unlawfully held in detention pending removal. He sought damages for false imprisonment. He had been held over a long period pending decisions in the courts on the legality of returning failed asylum applicants to Zimbabwe. Held: Despite allegations of … Continue reading SK, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 25 Jan 2008
The applicant had been detained pending his extradition. He complained that that continued detention became unlawful after fundamantal changes in the case. The telephone intercepts which were the basis of the extradition had been ruled unlawful and inadmissible against a co-accused in the extraditing country, Spain. Held: The appeal failed. ‘The question whether there is … Continue reading Hilali, Re; Regina (Hilali) v Governor of Whitewall Prison and Another: HL 30 Jan 2008
The release date for a prisoner was calculated correctly according to guidance issued by the Home Office, but case law required the guidance to be altered, and the prisoner had been detained too long. The tort of false imprisonment is one of strict liability, and the governor was liable in damages even though he had … Continue reading Regina v Governor of Her Majesty’s Prison Brockhill ex parte Evans (No 2): HL 27 Jul 2000
(Statement of Facts) The applicants resisted extradition from the respondent country to the USA to face allegations of terrorist related crime. Citations: 24027/07, [2007] ECHR 603 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 8 Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: At Court of Appeal – Ahmad and Aswat v United States of America Admn 30-Nov-2006 The … Continue reading Ahmad and Aswat v United Kingdom: ECHR 10 Jun 2007
The newspaper appealed an award of damages for defamation after its theatre critic’s review of an opera written by the claimant. The author said the article made him appear to sympathise with terrorism. Held: The appeal succeeded. Keene LJ said: ‘It is unusual for this court to overturn a judge who has ruled that a … Continue reading Associated Newspapers Ltd v Burstein: CA 22 Jun 2007
Challenge to decision not to prosecute senior Intelligence Service officials for alleged offences in connection with his unlawful rendition and mistreatment in Libya. The issue here was whether on the hearing of the application for judicial review, it would be open to the Court to receive closed material disclosed only to the court and a … Continue reading Belhaj and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions and Another: SC 4 Jul 2018
False Imprisonment Damages / Immigration Detention The respondent had held the claimant in custody, but had failed to follow its own procedures. The claimant appealed against the rejection of his claim of false imprisonment. He had overstayed his immigration leave, and after convictions had served a prison sentence. When about to be released, an order … Continue reading Kambadzi (previously referred to as SK (Zimbabwe)) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 25 May 2011
The solicitor appealed a finding that he had given a reference which he knew to be inappropriate, and his consequential striking off. The tribunal had found his evidence manifestly untrue. Held: There were no grounds for disturbing the finding: ‘The reference was sought by a bank, in the context of money laundering regulations directed at … Continue reading Baxendale-Walker v Law Society: CA 15 Mar 2007
The defendant had had responsibility to investigate and if necessary prosecute a company suspected of serious offences of bribery and corruption in the conduct of contract negotiations. The investigation had been stopped, alledgedly at the instigation of the government of Saudi Arabia, with a threat of ceasing co-operation in security arrangements. Held: The rule of … Continue reading Corner House Research and Campaign Against Arms Trade, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office and Another: Admn 10 Apr 2008
The claimant sought judicial review of a refusal to make an ex gratia payment for his imprisonment whilst successfully resisting extradition proceedings. Terrorist connections had been suggested, but the judge made an explicit finding that at no stage had any evidence been produced. Held: The 1988 Act provided only limited circumstances for a payment, but … Continue reading Raissi, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 22 Feb 2007
The applicant said that his human rights had been infringed under laws which required him to apply to the high court for bail rather than to a magistrate, necessitating a further four day wait before his application for bail was considered. He had been remanded after admitting an armed robbery, though the police had not … Continue reading McKay v The United Kingdom: ECHR 3 Oct 2006
The claimants sought that the defendant should issue a request to the US authorities for their release from detention at Guantanamo Bay. Held: The courts would not be able to intervene by judicial review, and would be reluctant to intervene in the respondent’s conduct of foreign relations, but the claimants now asserted severe infringement of … Continue reading Al Rawi and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Another: CA 12 Oct 2006
ECJ (Common Foreign and Security Policy) Opinion – Appeal – Measures to combat terrorism – Admissibility of the application – Existence of the group bringing the action – Representation of the group bringing the action – Distortion of evidence – Individual concern of the group bringing the action Judges: Kokott J Citations: [2006] EUECJ C-229/05 … Continue reading PKK and KNK v Council: ECJ 27 Sep 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
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
(The Bahamas) The respondent sought the extradition of the appellant to face drugs charges. The appellant said that if extradited, he would not receive a fair trial, having been declared publicly by the US President to be a drugs ‘kingpin’. Held: It was wrong to suggest that the role of the Supreme Court on an … Continue reading Samuel Knowles, Junior v United States of America and Another: PC 24 Jul 2006
Application for judicial review of refusal to hear bail application in public. The bail application before the magistrates had been held in public, but not that to the crown court, as was normal practice. The issue on such an application is not the merits of the refusal of bail, but the process by which the … Continue reading Malik v Central Criminal Court and Another: Admn 27 Jun 2006
The defendant pleaded guilty to the rape of a twelve year old girl on the agreed basis that he had believed her to be 15, but had been advised that given her age, his belief was immaterial. He now appealed saying that the presumption infringed his human rights. Held: The question was whether the section … Continue reading Regina v G: CACD 12 Apr 2006
The defendant complained that the European arrest warrant under which he was held was not effective since it did not certify or specify an extradictable offence. Held: Provided the relevant material required by the statute was clearly set out in the warrant, that part of the warrant could be treated as a certificate so as … Continue reading Dabas v The High Court of Justice Madrid Spain: Admn 4 May 2006
The defendant appealed her conviction for using a false instrument (a passport) intending someone else to accept it as genuine. Held: Once she had brought forward sufficient evidence to support a claim to asylum status, it was then for the prosecution to prove that she was not a refugee. The remaining elements of the defence … Continue reading Regina v Makuwa: CACD 23 Feb 2006
The claimants were dependants of Iraqi nationals killed in Iraq. Held: The Military Police were operating when Britain was an occupying power. The question in each case was whether the Human Rights Act applied to the acts of the defendant. The question amounted to whether the officers acted under State Agent Authority within the convention … Continue reading Regina (on the Application of Mazin Mumaa Galteh Al-Skeini and Others) v The Secretary of State for Defence: CA 21 Dec 2005
The claimants had been convicted of murder, but their tariffs had not yet been set when the 2003 Act came into effect. They said that the procedure under which their sentence tarriffs were set were not compliant with their human rights in that the tarriff was set by reference back to a judge without a … Continue reading Hammond, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 1 Dec 2005
The defendants had been convicted of not having an immigration document when presenting themselves for interview. They had handed their passports to the ‘agents’ who had assisted their entry. Held: The jury should have been directed as to the defence of reasonable excuse and otherwise. The statute had to be read so as to comply … Continue reading Regina v Fraydon Navabi; Senait Tekie Embaye: CACD 11 Nov 2005
ECJ (Grand Chamber) Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Articles 34 EU and 35 EU – Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA – Standing of victims in criminal proceedings – Protection of vulnerable persons – Hearing of minors as witnesses – Effects of a framework decision.‘When applying the national law, the national court that is called … Continue reading Criminal proceedings against Pupino: ECJ 16 Jun 2005
Proper construction of sections 6 and 8 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and their particular application to the facts. Citations: [2009] EWCA Crim 482, [2009] 2 Cr App Rep (S) 98 Links: Bailii Statutes: Terrorism Act 2006 6 8 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Criminal Sentencing Updated: 18 June 2022; Ref: scu.377739
The appellant sought asylum. He had fled Sri Lanka. He was a Tamil and feared torture if he returned. His application had been rejected because the consequences flowed from his suspected involvement in terrorism, and that was not a Convention reason. Held: Cases involving claims for refugee status under the Convention are particularly fact-sensitive. The … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Sivakumar: HL 20 Mar 2003
The applicants challenged by way of judicial review the way they had been stopped and searched under the Act. They attended a demonstration. The search revealed nothing suspicious. General authorisations for such searches had been issued under the Act. Held: The section should not be read so as to restrict the power to issue authorisations … Continue reading Gillan and Another, Regina (on the Application of) v Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis and Another: Admn 31 Oct 2003
The claimant who was Dutch, was a widow of a fisherman who had died at sea. The question on appeal was ‘in assessing damages for loss of dependency should benefits resulting from the loss be deducted from the damages?’ The claimant’s position under Dutch law was different, with all benefits deducted from any compensation awarded. … Continue reading Roerig v Valiant Trawlers Ltd: CA 28 Jan 2002
The Appellant had introduced a system of fining lorry drivers returning to the UK with illegal immigrants hiding away in their trucks. The rules had been found to be in breach of European law and an interference with their human rights. The penalties were substantial, though there existed a system of appeals. Held: The principle … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v International Transport Roth Gmbh and others: CA 22 Feb 2002
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
Grand Chamber – The defendants had been convicted after the prosecution had withheld evidence from them and from the judge under public interest immunity certificates. They complained that they had not had fair trials. Held: The right was breached insofar as the prosecution had themselves sought to make that assessment without judicial involvement. Disclosure at … Continue reading Jasper v The United Kingdom: ECHR 16 Feb 2000
A law permitted local authorities to oblige landowners to transfer hunting rights over private land to approved hunting associations. The landowners could not prevent hunting on their property. Landowners so affected were made members automatically of the hunting association so that they could now hunt over other land also subject to the same new access … Continue reading Chassagnou and Others v France: ECHR 29 Apr 1999
A Dutch court had convicted the applicants of attempted manslaughter and robbery on the basis of statements made, before their trial, by anonymous police officers, none of whom gave evidence before the Regional Court or the investigating judge. The Court of Appeal referred the case to the investigating judge who arranged hearings in which he, … Continue reading Van Mechelen And Others v The Netherlands: ECHR 23 Apr 1997
Bryan was a farmer at Warrington in Cheshire. He built two brick buildings on land in a conservation area without planning permission and the planning authority served an enforcement notice for their demolition. He appealed on grounds (a) (that planning permission should be granted), (b) (that there had been no breach of planning control) and … Continue reading Bryan v The United Kingdom: ECHR 22 Nov 1995
The Zumtobel partnership objected to the compulsory purchase of their farming land to build the L52 by-pass road in the Austrian Vorarlberg. The appropriate Government committee heard their objections but confirmed the order. They appealed to an administrative court which said that the Government had taken proper matters into account and that it was not … Continue reading Zumtobel v Austria: ECHR 21 Sep 1993
The defendant appealed from his conviction of sending out terrorist materials, saying that the judge was wrong to allow the jury to consider the definition of terrorist publication to wider audience than two men to whom videos sent. Held: Appeal dismissed. Judges: Treacy LJ, Sir David Calvert-Smith , Judge Munro QC Citations: [2018] EWCA Crim … Continue reading Ali, Regina v: CACD 20 Mar 2018
CND sought an advisory declaration as to the meaning of UN Security Council resolution 1441, which had given Iraq ‘a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations’ and whether the resolution authorised states to take military action in the event of non-compliance by Iraq with its terms. CND said that the purpose of its … Continue reading Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) v Prime Minister and others: Admn 17 Dec 2002
The company challenged the grant of planning permission for a competitor to open a new supermarket within 800 metres of its own, saying that the Council had failed to apply its own planning policies, which required preference of suitable sites not out of town. The parties disputed whether ‘suitable’ meant suitable to the needs for … Continue reading Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council: SC 21 Mar 2012
lSIAC Deprivation of Citizenship : Preliminary Issue Judges: Flaux J, Ward UTJ, Sir Stewart Eldon Citations: [2014] UKSIAC SC – 66 – 2008 Links: Bailii Statutes: British Nationality Act 1981 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: See Also – Al-Jedda, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence Admn 12-Aug-2005 The claimant was … Continue reading Hilal Al-Jedda: SIAC 18 Jul 2014
Order Judges: Irwin J Citations: [2014] UKSIAC 66/2008 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: See Also – Al-Jedda, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence Admn 12-Aug-2005 The claimant was born an Iraqi, but had been granted British Nationality. He was later detained in Iraq suspected of membership of a … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for The Home Department (Deprivation of Citizenship Directions – Oral Ruling ): SIAC 7 Feb 2014
Deprivation of Citizenship – Substantive – Dismissed Judges: Keith J (Ch), Jordan SIJ Citations: [2010] UKSIAC 66/2008 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: At CA (1) – 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 … Continue reading Hilal Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SIAC 26 Nov 2010
The claimant, an Iraqi and British national complained of his arrest and internment on suspicion of terrorist involvement. Citations: 27021/08, [2009) ECHR 408 Links: Bailii Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights Jurisdiction: Human Rights Citing: See Also – Al-Jedda, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence Admn 12-Aug-2005 The claimant was … Continue reading Al-Jedda v The United Kingdom: ECHR 2 Mar 2009
The defendant was charged with offences for having been in possession of a document or record containing information of a kind ‘likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’. It was thought he was associated with a terrorist plan to attack the government of Libya. The defendant argued that … Continue reading Regina v F: CACD 16 Feb 2007
The claimant was born an Iraqi, but had been granted British Nationality. He was later detained in Iraq suspected of membership of a terrorist group. No charges were brought, and he complained that his article 5 rights were infringed. The defendant argued that UN resolution 1546 requiring it to maintain order in Iraq displaced the … Continue reading Al-Jedda, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence: Admn 12 Aug 2005
When a court considered ordering a restriction on reporting of a case until after it was concluded, it had a three stage test to apply. First, would the reporting create a not insubstantial risk of prejudice. If there was no such risk, an order could not be made. Second, would an order reduce or remove … Continue reading Regina v Sherwood, ex parte The Telegraph Group plc and Others: CACD 12 Jun 2001
Both applicants, Islam and Shah, citizens of Pakistan, but otherwise unconnected with each other, had suffered violence in Pakistan after being falsely accused them of adultery. Both applicants arrived in the UK and were granted leave to enter as visitors for six months. Both applicants subsequently applied for asylum on the ground that having been … Continue reading Regina v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and Another ex parte Shah: HL 25 Mar 1999
The local authority had refused to renew a private hire vehicle licence. That refusal was successfully challenged, and the magistrates had awarded costs on the basis that they should follow the event. The authority appealed. Held: The discretion given to magistrates to award such costs as it feels are just and reasonable does not mean … Continue reading Bradford City Metropolitan District Council v Booth: QBD 10 May 2000
Bail conditions only after detention B had been held under immigration detention, but released by SIAC, purportedly in conditional bail, after they found there was no realistic prospect of his deportation because he had not disclosed his true identity. The court was asked ‘whether there exists a power under the 1971 Act to grant immigration … Continue reading B (Algeria) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: SC 8 Feb 2018
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
The claimant, an Iraqi/British national complained of his detention in Iraq by the defendant without any due process. Judges: Underhill J Citations: [2009] EWHC 397 (QB) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: See Also – Al-Jedda, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Defence Admn 12-Aug-2005 The claimant was born an … Continue reading Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence: QBD 5 Mar 2009
The defendant applied for leave to appeal against his sentence after conviction for an offence under section 5 of the 2006 Act. Held: The Court was not prepared to lay down any general range for s.5 offences. Citations: [2009] EWCA Crim 664 Statutes: Terrorism Act 2006 5(1) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: See Also … Continue reading Regina v Tabbakh: CACD 2009
The claimant challenged the decision to extend his detention for questioning to 21 days. Citations: [2006] EWHC 2467 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Terrorism Act 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Regina v Manchester Crown Court ex parte Williams and Simpson 1990 If an application to prefer a Voluntary Bill is successful there is … Continue reading Hussain, Regina (on the Application of) v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 29 Aug 2006
