GCN appearances in Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases

Supreme Court (2009 onwards)

R (on the application of Rebecca Noone) v (1) the Governor of HMP Drake Hall, (2) Secretary of State for Justice [2010] UKSC 30 (upholds appeal and reverses lower court decisions on ‘Home Detention Curfew’ in ruling which will affect the release dates of hundreds of prisoners on an ongoing basis) more

R (on the application of F (by his litigation friend F)) and another (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) [2010] UKSC 17 (indefinite notification requirements without review for convicted sex offenders is incompatible with Article 8 Of the European Convention on Human Rights.) more

Ahmed Mahed & others (Appellants) v SSHD [2009] UKSC 16. (Third party support and/or joint sponsorship are permissible for entry clearance applications under Rules 281, 297 and 317) more

House of Lords (to 2009)

Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent) v James (FC) (Appellant) (formerly Walker and another) AND R (on the application of Lee) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Justice (Respondent) and one other action [2009] UKHL 22 (IPP appeals) more

Regina v. Her Majesty's Coroner for the Western District of Somerset (Respondent) and another (Appellant) ex parte Middleton (FC) (Respondent)[2004] UKHL 10 (application of Article 2 to inquest proceedings and the ambit of neglect verdicts) more

R v Manchester Crown Court ex parte McCann [2002] UKHL 39 (Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, ASBOs) more

ECHR

Ezeh & Connors v UK [2004] 39 EHRR 1 (Article 6 prison adjudications; human rights) more

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Forthcoming

> 5/7/10 - Pinnock in the Supreme Court (awaiting judgment)