Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 16 December 2004
Detention without charge unlawful
In an eight to one decision, the House of Lords today (16th December 2004) held that detaining suspected foreign terrorists without charge or trial is incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights and that the UK could not derogat
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 November 2004
Human Rights victory for the family of a murdered Kurdish father in South-East Turkey Nicola Rogers - Immigration Team
Seyhan v. Turkey (application no. 33384/96) Judgment of 2 November 2004 of the European Court of Human Rights The applicant, Mehmet Seyhan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1962 and now lives in France. His father, SÃRleyman Seyhan, disappeared on
Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 November 2004
Ian Macdonald QC resigns from SIAC
Ian Macdonald QC from Two Garden Court Chambers, has resigned from his post on the Special Immigration Appeal Court in protest over the government's anti-terror laws. He did so when the government failed to recognise a House of Lords ruling (on Friday 16t
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 21 December 2004
Owen Davies QC statement
In support of the decision of Ian Macdonald QC to resign from his position as Special Advocate to the Special Immigration Appeal Court, Owen Davies QC, head of Two Garden Court Chambers said: "The members of Two Garden Court Chambers are right behi
