Read more about our past and present cases.
The best way to get a sense of a law firm is to review its past and present cases. Please find below brief summaries of some examples of cases that we have represented.
The European Court of Human Rights hears our client's medicinal cannabis case
On
20 November 2017, the Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen) ruled against
Andreas Thörn in the criminal case concerning the cultivation and usage of medicinal cannabis in Sweden.
Following the Supreme Court's decision, our
firm took Andreas Thörn's case before the European Court of Human Rights in
Strasbourg. We submitted, inter alia, that the respondent government has
failed to strike a fair balance between its mandate to combat illegal drug trade on
the one hand and our client's right to live his life without pain on the other. The Swedish government submitted its official observation to the European Court of Human Rights on 9 February 2021.
Case reference
Thörn v Sweden, case no. 24547/18
Dagens Juridik: https://www.dagensjuridik.se/nyheter/europadomstolen-ska-prova-svensk-cannabis-dom/
Dagens Nyheter: https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/europadomstolen-provar-svenskt-cannabisbeslut/
Tidningen Syre: https://tidningensyre.se/2020/15-juli-2020/svenskt-cannabisbeslut-far-provas-i-europadomstolen/
Örebro Nyheter: https://www.orebronyheter.com/hogsta-domstolens-beslut-om-cannabis-provas-i-europadomstolen/
Accent tidning: https://accentmagasin.se/narkotika/svenskt-cannabisfall-till-europadomstolen/
The European Court of Human Rights stops our client's deportation
Our client, a 10-year old boy with life-threatening health conditions, came to Sweden from the Philippines with his father when he was 5 years old. The father decided to divorce his Swedish partner as they were subjected to physical violence at home.
Despite our client being able to escape the domestic violence, the Swedish Migration Agency decided to deport our client and his father as they no longer had any connection to Sweden. The Migration Court and the Migration Court of Appeal upheld the Swedish Migration Agency's decision to deport the family to the Philippines.
We filed a request for urgent measures before the European Court of Human Rights as a last-resort attempt to stop the deportation. On 28 August 2020, the European Court issued an interim measures decision asking the Swedish government to finally stop our client's deportation.
Case reference
Nunez v Sweden, case no. 34474/20
Dalarnas Tidningar (2021-12-17): https://www.dt.se/2021-12-17/svart-sjuke-jayram-11-hotas-av-utvisning--igen
Last update
8 March 2022
Our firm
challenges the Swedish Migration Agency's decision to reject our client's
citizenship application
Our firm filed an
appeal on 26 July 2020 against the Swedish Migration Agency’s decision to deny our client's application under § 11 Citizenship Act.
The Swedish Migration Agency alleged that our client has been active with an organisation that committed crimes against humanity. Conversely, our client had an active role in a deradicalisation programme sponsored by a leading political group in Palestine. In light of this, our firm appealed to the court challenging the Swedish Migration Agency's assessment that our client was active in an organisation that committed crimes against humanity. We asked the court to either vacate the decision and grant our client Swedish citizenship.
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Our firm
files a complaint before the UN Committee Against Torture
Case reference
S.B.M v Sweden, complaint no. 1011/2020
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Our firm challenges asset forfeiture claim by the Swedish Tax Agency and Sergel Finans AB
On behalf of the client, we initiated a legal action at the Vänersborg District Court to challenge the seizure and to reclaim our client's property that has been distrained by the authorities. The Court subsequently ruled in our favor and ordered the property to be returned to our client.
Our firm
files infringement proceedings before EU commission and Chancellor of Justice for
our client whose personal data was amended without
his consent
We also represented the client in the EU Commission infringement proceeding, alleging the national authorities have infringed the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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We
represent our client in their discrimination claim before the European Court of
Human Rights in relation to his family reunification process
Our firm alleges that the differential treatment between the two groups of people constitutes a violation of the European Convention. The case was subsequently communicated by the European Court of Human Rights to the Swedish government for an official reply on 1 December 2021.
Case reference
Mohammad v Sweden, case no. 12805/19
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We file a
request for priority for our client's application for Swedish citizenship
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Our firm challenges the Swedish Migration Agency's assessment
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Our firm files a complaint against the Swedish Migration Agency involving administrative misconduct
The Swedish Migration Agency stops our client's deportation
Our client received a deportation decision from the Swedish Migration Agency after failed asylum application. The decision had gained
legal force before our intervention, but we argued
nonetheless that our client has developed a strong connection within the meaning of ch. 5
§ 3(a) Aliens Act through his Swedish-born child and unborn baby. This connection should reasonably constitute an extraordinary ground to stop the deportation. Further, we
also argued that a possible separation was not in the best interest of the children.
The enforcement of our client's deportation was subsequently
stopped and a residence permit was granted pursuant to ch.12 § 18 Aliens Act.
