AKB & Anor v Secretary of State for Home Department [2005] EWCA Civ 1493 (15 November 2005)

AKB & Anor v Secretary of State for Home Department [2005] EWCA Civ 1493 (15 November 2005)

The application disclosed no error of law in the Tribunal's determination; the Tribunal's findings on credibility and risk were rational and supported by the evidence; general evidence of police misconduct did not establish a specific risk to the applicants.

Citation
[2005] EWCA Civ 1493
Parties
Applicant/claimant: AKB; Applicant/claimant: PB; Respondent/defendant: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 November 2005
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal From Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Application for permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Asylum, Refugee Status, Credibility Assessment, Risk on Return, Error of Law
Immigration Law Human Rights Law Asylum Refugee Status Credibility Assessment Risk on Return Error of Law

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Parties

AKB

Applicant/claimant

PB

Applicant/claimant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal From Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal erred in law in dismissing the applicants' appeals on asylum and human rights grounds
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal's assessment of credibility and objective evidence was legally flawed

Ratio Decidendi

The application disclosed no error of law in the Tribunal's determination; the Tribunal's findings on credibility and risk were rational and supported by the evidence; general evidence of police misconduct did not establish a specific risk to the applicants.

Court Disposition

Application for permission to appeal refused

Orders

  • Application refused