Secretary of State for the Home Department v Haile [2004] EWCA Civ 1326 (14 September 2004)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Haile [2004] EWCA Civ 1326 (14 September 2004)

The Immigration Appeal Tribunal was entitled in law to rely on up-to-date objective evidence and conclude that the appellant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution; no material error of law or inadequacy of reasons was found.

Citation
[2004] EWCA Civ 1326
Parties
Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department; Claimant/appellant: Dawit Haile
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
14 September 2004
Procedural Posture
Appeal From Immigration Appeal Tribunal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Asylum, Persecution, Objective Evidence, Error of Law
Immigration Human Rights Asylum Persecution Objective Evidence Error of Law

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Parties

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Dawit Haile

Claimant/appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal From Immigration Appeal Tribunal / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Immigration Appeal Tribunal erred in law in concluding the appellant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution on return to Eritrea
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal gave adequate reasons for its decision

Ratio Decidendi

The Immigration Appeal Tribunal was entitled in law to rely on up-to-date objective evidence and conclude that the appellant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution; no material error of law or inadequacy of reasons was found.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed