UPN, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 228: Invitation til frokostmøde med advokat Rosa Curling den 19. april 2018

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Rosa Curling

Associate solicitor

Rosa Curling is an international and UK

human rights

and public law solicitor.

She is an expert in both areas of law, having advised, and led litigation, on issues such as freedom of

information, privacy, anti-bribery, EU law, torture, immigration and refugee law, modern day slavery,

right to life, right to death, welfare benefits, access to education services, death penalty, access to

health services, the rule of law, international aid, unlawful detention, climate change and environmental

law.

She has represented clients before the UK’s High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well

as several Tribunals, including the Freedom of Information Tribunal and the Investigative Powers

Tribunal. She has also represented clients before the European Court of Human Rights, the European

Court of Justice, some of the African Regional Courts of Human Rights and the International Criminal

Court.

Some of her previous cases include:

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A and others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (No. 2)

in which the House of

Lords found evidence obtained by torture was not admissible in the UK courts.

Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign v. Secretary of State for Health,

in which the High

Court found the Secretary of State had acted unlawfully in deciding to close and downgrade

services at the Hospital.

WWF and Cornerhouse v. Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory

Reform

which challenged the decision taken by the Secretary of State to provide financial

support and assistance to Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (SEIC) for a project which had

already caused significant environmental damage and endangered the habitats of the Western

Pacific Gray Whale. A few months after issuing proceedings, SEIC withdrew its application for

support and assistance from the UK government.

UK Uncut Legal Action v. HMRC,

which challenged the decision of HMRC to let Goldman

Sachs off £20million worth of tax owed.

Help Refugees Limited v the Home Secretary

which is challenging the Secretary of State’s

failure to properly implement section 67 of the Immigration Act, a statutory provision by which

the UK government seeks to share the care of 95,000 unaccompanied asylum seeking children

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who currently live in Europe. To date, just over 200 of these children have been transferred

from Europe to the UK.

Abdel Hakim Belhadj, Caroline Lucas MP and Baroness Jenny Jones, and the Bureau of

Investigative Journalism v. The UK government and the UK Intelligence

Services

challenging the UK government’s policy of mass surveillance, which is contrary to the

principles of legal, journalistic and parliamentary privilege, as well as the right to privacy.

Campaign Against the Arms Trade v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and

Skills:

which is challenging the Secretary of State’s decision to continue to license sales

arms from the UK to Saudi Arabia, despite the serious allegations and compelling evidence that

there is a clear risk Saudi forces might use the equipment to violate international humanitarian

law in their ongoing bombardment of Yemen.

Khadija Al-Saadi v. Metropolitan Police,

which successfully challenged the failure by the

Police to investigate the involvement of government ministers and members of the UK secret

services in the unlawful rendition of eight Libyans from the Far East to Gaddafi’s Libya.

Mr O v. Secretary of State for Development:

successfully represented Mr O in a challenge to

the UK government's provision of aid money to the Ethiopian government's Villagisation

Programme, which is known to have resulted in the abuse, torture and loss of land for many

families in the area.

Noor Khan v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,

challenged the

UK government's reported policy to share intelligence with the US government, which is then

used in CIA drone attacks in Pakistan. Several member of Noor's family were killed by the

Americans when a drone hit a Jirga which they were attending.

Serdar Mohammed v. Secretary of State for Defence:

challenged the UK government's

policy to transfer detainees held by UK forces in Afghanistan to detention centres run by the

Afghan authorities where torture and abuse were widespread.

UK Uncut Legal Action v. HMRC,

which challenged the decision of HMRC to let Goldman

Sachs off £20million worth of tax owed.

AM v. Director of Public Prosecutions

(DPP): represented "Martin" (not his real name) in a

challenge to the DPP's policy on assisted suicide. The DPP does not currently allow

professionals to assist individuals unable to take their own lives. The Supreme Court urged the

DPP to reconsider her position.

Lindsay Sandiford v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,

challenged the refusal by the UK government to provide Linday with the assistance and support

she needs to appeal the death sentence that she is facing in Indonesia.

Independent Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust:

represented over 80

individuals before this Inquiry, which was set up to investigate the widespread concerns that

had raised about the mortality and the standard of care provided by the Trust at Stafford

Hospital.

Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing:

currently represents the former undercover police

officer who whistleblew about the widespread, unlawful and inappropriate practices of the

Special Demonstration Squad. The Inquiry’s purpose is to investigate and report on undercover

police operations in England and Wales since 1968 to date.

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah:

Rosa undertook a trial observation mission regarding the ongoing criminal

case being brought against the well know human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah in Egypt.

Career:

BA in Anthropology and a Masters in Human Rights. Worked at several NGOs and charities

including Liberty, the European Roma Rights Centre, ChildLine and the British Institute of Human

Rights. Joined Leigh Day as a trainee in 2005 and qualified as a solicitor in 2007.

Key cases

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Judicial review launched against Government over RBS investments

30 June 2009

Leigh Day client Jo Green wins fight against Cambridgeshire County Council on bus cuts

February 2012

Leominster By-Election ruled void by the High Court

30 April 2010

Success in Royal Liverpool Hospital case

01 May 2009