European Court of Human Rights Decision in Szuluk v. The United Kingdom

Hugh Southey acted for the prisoner in Szuluk v. The United Kingdom in which the UK was found to have breached Article 8 by monitoring a prisoner's medical correspondence

The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing its Chamber judgment in the case of Szuluk v. the United Kingdom (application no. 36936/05) concerning the monitoring by prison authorities of medical correspondence between the applicant - a convicted prisoner - and his external specialist doctor.
The Court held unanimously that there had been a violation of Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life and for correspondence) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Under Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention, the Court awarded the applicant 1,000 euros (EUR) for non-pecuniary damage and EUR 6,000 for costs and expenses.

The applicant was represented by Hugh Southey

To view the judgment follow the link below:
http://cmiskp.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=850769&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649

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