Unlawful Detention in UK Law

  • R (Walumba Lumba and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
    • Supreme Court
    • 23 Marzo 2011
    ... ... two cases raise a number of important issues in relation to the detention pending deportation of foreign national prisoners ("FNPs") following the ... He also claimed a declaration that his detention was unlawful, a mandatory order that he be released and damages. On 4 July 2008, ... ...
  • Belhaj and another v Straw and Others; Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence and another (No 2)
    • Supreme Court
    • 17 Enero 2017
    ... ... The torts alleged include unlawful detention and rendition, torture or cruel and inhuman treatment and ... ...
  • R v Governor of Brockhill Prison, ex parte Evans (No. 2)
    • House of Lords
    • 27 Julio 2000
    ... ... was entitled to release on the date properly calculated and any detention after that date was unlawful unless some justification can be found ... ...
  • Liversidge v Anderson
    • House of Lords
    • 03 Noviembre 1941
    ... ... The detention has been continued by the present Home Secretary. The validity of that ... , a declaration that his detention in Brixton Prison was and is unlawful, and damages for false imprisonment. Paragraph 2 of the Statement of Claim ... ...
  • R v Horseferry Road Magistrates Court ex parte Bennett (A.P.)
    • House of Lords
    • 24 Junio 1993
    ... ... of the law in relation to the prisoner's apprehension and detention.'" ... 18 In Rex v. Officer Commanding Depot ... as his abduction was in breach of international law and thus unlawful. The application was dismissed and the trial continued. The court, ... ...
  • Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Ramanoop
    • Privy Council
    • 23 Marzo 2005
    ... ... than a common law action for damages in respect of Mr Ramanoop's unlawful detention and the assaults made upon him by PC Rahim. The Attorney General ... ...
  • Jaroo v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Privy Council
    • 04 Febrero 2002
    ... ... by way of a constitutional motion in respect of the seizure and detention of his motor car ... 4 The motor car in question was a 1600 ... against the Chief Constable for delivery up and damages for unlawful detention of the car. It was held by the Court of Appeal that, save so far ... ...
  • R v Deputy Governor of Parkhurst Prison and Others, ex parte Hague ; Weldon v Home Office
    • House of Lords
    • 24 Julio 1991
    ... ... was not warranted by the terms of the rule and was accordingly unlawful. In your Lordships' House the Secretary of State, acting by Mr. Laws, has ... treatment hereinbefore described converted pro tern a lawful detention into a false imprisonment." ... ...
  • Thompson v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 19 Febrero 1997
    ... ... juries against the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis for unlawful conduct towards them by the police. As a result these two appeals have ... That case, however only involved unlawful detention for two periods of 30 minutes in respect of which the Court of Appeal of ... ...
  • A, X and Y and Others and Secretary of State for the Home Department
    • House of Lords
    • 16 Diciembre 2004
    ... ... All challenge the lawfulness of their detention. More specifically, they all contend that such detention was inconsistent ... - the imminent danger to the nation caused by the continuance of unlawful activities in Northern Ireland by the IRA and various associated groups, ... ...
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