The Supreme Court upheld the order of the Court of Appeal of 14 December 2011 granting a writ of habeas corpus in respect of Yunus Rahmatullah, a detainee held by the US Government at Bagram in Afghanistan.
Tristan Jones and Ben Jaffey (led by external counsel) for Rahmatullah.
James Eadie QC (and external counsel) for the government.
Tom de la Mare QC and Fraser Campbell for the intervener (Liberty).