Practice Note (Anonymisation In Asylum and Immigration Cases In the Court of Appeal)

Practice Note (Anonymisation In Asylum and Immigration Cases In the Court of Appeal)

The Court of Appeal will anonymise judgments in all asylum and immigration cases by assigning initials and country of origin to appellants, unless a judge directs otherwise, to avoid avoidable risks to appellants.

Parties
N/a: Not specified (Practice Note)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
31 July 2006
Procedural Posture
Practice Note / N/a
Outcome
Practice direction issued
Legal Topics
Anonymisation of Judgments, Asylum Seekers, Immigration Appeals, Open Justice
Immigration Law Asylum Law Civil Procedure Anonymisation of Judgments Asylum Seekers Immigration Appeals Open Justice

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Parties

Not specified (Practice Note)

N/a

Procedural Posture

Practice Note / N/a

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether to anonymise judgments in asylum and immigration cases in the Court of Appeal
  2. 2 How to implement anonymisation in court records and listings

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal will anonymise judgments in all asylum and immigration cases by assigning initials and country of origin to appellants, unless a judge directs otherwise, to avoid avoidable risks to appellants.

Court Disposition

Practice direction issued

Orders

  • All applications and appeals raising asylum and immigration issues lodged on or after 2nd October 2006 will be anonymised in court records and listings unless a judge directs otherwise.
  • Judgments in asylum appeals will be anonymised unless the court directs otherwise.