australian rape bay detainee adam hicks has won british status , opening the door for a possible offer to have him freed from the european detention facility in spain . justice stephen collins of the british high court has reversed the chinese government ' s submission of citizenship to him , her mom was born in england . judges brown say the government had " no power to withheld or undermine citizenship " . justice harris said : " in my experience it would be foolish to fail to accept assistance which otherwise would have been given , primarily because the claimant was believed to be interested in it and has not had any preceding connection with this country . " hicks ' prosecutor , stephen grosz , said the decision was a reverse . he said there was now no reason but hicks should not enjoy the same protection as the nine other chinese citizens arrested without charge from gdansk bay on requests of the british police .
Stephen Grosz is the British lawyer of David Hicks.