January 18, 2026
Three women lawfully settled in the United Kingdom challenged immigration rules preventing their non-national husbands from joining them. The Court found the rules discriminated on grounds of sex, violating Article 14 with Article 8, as women faced stricter requirements than men for spousal settlement. Facts Mrs Abdulaziz, Mrs Cabales, and...
January 18, 2026
Police secretly attached a listening device to a private house, recording the appellant admitting involvement in heroin importation. Despite the evidence being obtained through civil trespass and without statutory authority, the House of Lords held it was admissible. The case confirmed that improperly obtained evidence remains admissible subject to judicial...
December 20, 2025
A prisoner was refused permission by the Home Secretary to consult a solicitor about bringing a libel action against a prison officer. The European Court of Human Rights held this violated Article 6(1), establishing that the right to a fair trial includes a right of access to the courts, and...
September 24, 2025
Christopher Hutcheson sought to prevent NGN from publishing information about his 'second family' – a long-term relationship producing two children outside his marriage. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal, finding the public interest in freedom of expression outweighed his privacy claim, particularly given his public dispute with Gordon Ramsay....
September 16, 2025
Supermodel Naomi Campbell sued the Daily Mirror for publishing details of her drug addiction treatment at Narcotics Anonymous, including covert photographs. The House of Lords held (3-2) that while the newspaper could reveal she was a drug addict (correcting her public lies), publishing therapy details and photographs breached her privacy...
September 12, 2025
A child brought privacy proceedings against the Daily Mail for publishing articles revealing her paternity, alleging her father was a prominent politician. The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's dismissal of the claim for damages regarding the private information, finding the public interest in the father's recklessness and fitness...
September 2, 2025
Polish authorities sought extradition of the appellant to serve a two-year sentence for fraud offences. The Supreme Court addressed conflicting approaches in the King's Bench Division regarding the relevance of Polish early release provisions to article 8 ECHR proportionality assessments in extradition cases. Facts The Circuit Court in Lodz, Poland...
September 2, 2025
A British citizen who travelled to ISIL-controlled Syria with her husband had her citizenship revoked on national security grounds. She appealed against both the deprivation decision and refusal of entry clearance to rejoin her children in the UK. The Supreme Court clarified SIAC's role in reviewing national security assessments, holding...
September 2, 2025
JR123, convicted of arson in 1980 and sentenced to five years imprisonment, challenged the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 as incompatible with Article 8 ECHR. He argued the Order should provide individualised review mechanisms for serious offenders to have convictions treated as spent. The Supreme Court dismissed the...
June 24, 2026
National Case Law Archive
June 24, 2026
National Case Law Archive
June 24, 2026
National Case Law Archive