<sod >The surprise decision follows a long and bitter legal fight from Ms Yates and Mr Gard, whose appeal was rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.< eod>< sod > The decision concludesÃÂ a bitter five-month legal fight from Ms Yates and Mr Gard, whose appeal to give their sonÃÂ treatment was previously rejected by the European Court of Human Rights.< eod>