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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 Swedish Supreme Court 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
News
articles
ETC Nyheter: https://www.etc.se/inrikes/europadomstolen-stoppar-utvisning-av-10-aring-med-svar-hjarnsjukdom
Falu Kuriren (2020-09-03): https://www.falukuriren.se/2020-09-03/svart-sjuke-jayram-fick-besked-om-utvisning-pa-sjukhuset--nu-stoppas-den-sa-lycklig
Nyaludvikatidning (2021-12-17): https://www.nyaludvikatidning.se/2021-12-17/svart-sjuke-jayram-11-hotas-av-utvisning--igen
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8 March 2022
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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The Swedish Migration Agency stops our client's deportation to Malaysia
Our clients, a Malaysian family,
previously received a deportation order from the Swedish Migration Agency
following unsuccessful asylum applications. Despite the decision having legal
force, we contended that there was a compelling reason for the children to
remain in Sweden. Our argument was based on a reasonable assumption that their
children would likely face discrimination in Malaysia due to their parents
being in an interfaith relationship.
We substantiated our claim by
presenting previous domestic case laws that demonstrated a systematic
restriction of family rights for interfaith couples, as well as the
difficulties children face in acquiring citizenship if their parents are
interfaith couples.
In January 2024, after 2 years of
legal battles and with the support of Amnesty International, we successfully
obtained residence permits for the entire family under ch. 12 s. 18 of the
Aliens Act (2005:716), through the so-called VUT process.
The Swedish Migration Agency stops our client's deportation to Cameroon
Our
client's work permit application extension was rejected because the Swedish
Migration Agency accused him of engaging in sham employment for the purpose of
acquiring a permit in Sweden. As evidence, the Swedish Migration Agency
presented information showing that he had several unexplained transactions in
his bank account, alleging that he had transferred the money back to his
employer.
We
denied the allegation and took the case to court. As counsel, we collected
first-hand witness testimonies and explained that the money was part of an
African traditional community-based financial practice called
"Njangi," where community members come together to assist a member
who is in the greatest need. Our client's transactions were simply proof that
he had been contributing to the Njangi practice.
In
June 2024, the court ruled in our client's favor, annulled his deportation, and
granted him a work permit.
8 July 2024
The Swedish Migration Agency stops our client's deportation to Nigeria
Our client received a deportation decision to Nigeria following a failed asylum application. The decision had gained legal force before our intervention. On his behalf, we argued that his deportation was not reasonable, considering that separation is not in the best interest of his young child due to her age, as well as the lengthy family reunification processing time from Nigeria. This family connection should be deemed to constitute an extraordinary ground to stop the deportation within the meaning of ch. 12 s. 18 of the Aliens Act (2005:716).
The enforcement of our client's deportation was subsequently stopped, and a residence permit was granted under ch. 12 s. 18 of the Aliens Act (2005:716).
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 the asset forfeiture claim by the Swedish Tax Agency and Sergel Finans AB
We represented a client whose
property was seized by the Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogdemyndigheten) to pay for his family
member's debts claimed by the Swedish Tax Agency and Sergel Finans AB.
On behalf of the client, we
initiated legal action at the Vänersborg District Court to challenge the
seizure and reclaim our client's property that had been unlawfully distrained
by the Swedish Enforcement Authority. The court subsequently ruled in our favor, holding that the
Swedish Enforcement Authority had no right to seize the property in question.
Consequently, the property was returned to our client.
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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16 November 2021
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 of the Citizenship Act (2001:82).
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 deradicalization 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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Swedish citizenship granted under special reason
Our firm filed an application
for citizenship for an individual who, at the time of the filing, was living in
the UK and had never lived permanently in Sweden.
Given that our client neither
resided in Sweden nor had any valid residence permit, we invoked s. 12 of the
Citizenship Act (2001:82). We argued that her citizenship application should be approved
despite her lack of a permit to live in Sweden, due to special reasons (särskilda skäl) such as, inter alia, her husband works for a large Swedish multinational company in
the UK, and she has adapted to Swedish ways of life in other ways despite never
having lived permanently in Sweden. The Swedish Migration Agency ultimately
agrees with our argument and grants our client Swedish citizenship in 2022.
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25 November 2022
Our firm files a complaint against the Swedish Migration Agency involving administrative misconduct
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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