P, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

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Miss C Bayati (instructed by Dare Emmanuel) appeared on behalf of the Claimant Miss S Broadfoot (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) appeared on behalf of the Defendant ____________________

The letter continued to refer to the conditions in Cyprus. Again, it was pointed out that Cyprus is an advanced European democracy where the rule of law applies. It was stated in paragraph 8 that the defendant had no reason to believe that Cyprus in any way condones unlawful acts and, when they are brought to the attention of the Cypriot authorities, stringent investigations take place and all necessary disciplinary action or criminal prosecutions are sought. The paragraph ends thus:

In light of that, amended grounds upon which judicial review was sought were filed with the court. On 16th April 2008 Sir George Newman, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, gave permission to pursue the claim.

The reference to Convention rights in paragraph 3(2)(b) is to the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights and identified as Convention rights by section 1 of the Human Rights Act 1998.