Compatibility
Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB; Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF [2007] UKHL 46, [2007] All ER (D) 01 (Nov)
This case primarily concerned two questions arising from issues of the compatibility of control order hearing procedures with Art 6 (right to a fair trial) of the Convention.
Both MB and AF were the subjects of non-derogating control orders.
Case facts
MB was a 24-year-old British citizen, born in . It was alleged by the secretary of state for the Home Department that MB had intended to travel to to fight against coalition forces, which MB denied. MB had sought to challenge his non-derogating control order. On 12 April 2006, Sullivan J maintained the order but declared PTA 2005, s 3 to be incompatible with Art 6(1) under s 4(2) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998): [2006] EWHC 1000 (Admin). The Court of Appeal set aside the declaration of incompatibility on 1 August 2006: [2006] EWCA Civ 1140. MB appealed to the House.
