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Interventions

Liberty sometimes intervenes as an independent third party in domestic and international legal cases, providing a detailed and expert perspective on the relevant human rights principles. You can search our interventions here.

Bull & Bull v Hall & Preddy – Supreme Court 2013
Brough v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2013
Bank Mellat v HM Treasury - Supreme Court 2013
ZH v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Court of Appeal 2013
R (Catt) v Association of Chief Police Officers – Court of Appeal 2013
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2012
T v Greater Manchester Police and Secretary of State for the Home Department – Court of Appeal 2012
S.A.S. v France - European Court of Human Rights 2012
R (Roberts) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – High Court 2012
R (RMC) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis – High Court 2012
Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust – Supreme Court 2011
R (Chapti) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Court of Appeal 2011
Al Rawi v Security Service – Supreme Court 2011
R (Chapti) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – High Court 2011
Ladele and McFarlane v UK - European Court of Human Rights 2011
R (Gaunt) v Office of Communications – Court of Appeal 2011
GC and C v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis – Supreme Court 2011
R (Secretary of State for the Home Department) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner West London – High Court 2010
R (Suppiah) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – High Court 2010
Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2010
R (Gaunt) v Office of Communications – High Court 2010
R (Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Court of Appeal 2010
Norris v USA – Supreme Court 2009
Ladele v London Borough of Islington – Court of Appeal 2009
Al Rawi v Security Service – Court of Appeal 2009
Secretary of State for the Home Department v AE – High Court 2009
Al Skeini v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2009
Al Jedda v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2009
L v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis – House of Lords 2009
Al Rawi v Security Service – High Court 2009
A and M v London Borough of Lambeth and London Borough of Croydon – Court of Appeal 2008
RB & U (Algeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – House of Lords 2008
Chief Constable of the Hertfordshire Police v Van Colle and another – House of Lords 2008
McKinnon v USA – House of Lords 2008
South Essex Partnership NHS Trust v Savage – House of Lords 2008
S and Marper v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2007
Green v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court – High Court 2007
Al Skeini v Secretary of State for Defence – House of Lords 2007
R (Al Jedda) v Secretary of State for Defence – House of Lords 2007
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Huang – House of Lords 2007
YL v Birmingham City Council – House of Lords 2007
Secretary of State for the Home Department v E and S – House of Lords 2007
A v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2006
Bermingham v Director of the Serious Fraud Office – High Court 2005
Ramzy v the Netherlands – European Court of Human Rights 2005
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department – House of Lords 2005
Price v Leeds City Council – House of Lords 2005
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Limbuela – House of Lords 2005
R (Laporte) v Chief Constable of the Gloucester Constabulary – Court of Appeal 2004
A, X and Y v Secretary of State for the Home Department – House of Lords 2004
S and Marper v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire – Court of Appeal 2002
R (McCann) v Crown Court at Manchester – House of Lords 2002
Karner v Austria – European Court of Human Rights 2002
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Court of Appeal 2002
A v Secretary of State for the Home Department – Special Immigration Appeals Commission 2002
R (Green) v Police Complaints Authority – High Court 2002
R v Lance Percival Smith - Court of Appeal 2001
R (Saadi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – House of Lords 2001
Wilson, National Union of Journalists v UK – European Court of Human Rights 2001