Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Secretary of State v AF – WLR Daily

Posted November 2nd, 2007 in control orders, law reports, terrorism by sally

Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Secretary of State v AF [2007] UKHL 46

Statutory provisions governing the court’s powers in reviewing a non-derogating control order made by the Secretary of State under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 would be read down under s 3 of the Human Rights Act 2007 where their effect would be to deny the proposed subject of the order a fair hearing compatible with art 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

WLR Daily, 1st November 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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