Grant v the United Kingdom (App no 10606/07) ECHR 8 January 2009

The applicant, Joseph Nikita Grant, is a Jamaican national who was born in Jamaica in 1960. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1974. The case concerns his complaint about being deported to Jamaica in November 2007 after a long history of offending, including robbery and drug offences. He relies on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life). (from the official press-release prepared by the Registry Office of the  European Court of Human Rights)