B v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 922 (22 May 2006)

B v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 922 (22 May 2006)

The Tribunal's decision was not perverse and contained no error of law; the reasons given, though not well expressed, were sufficient and the Tribunal was entitled to reach its conclusion on the evidence before it.

Citation
[2006] EWCA Civ 922
Parties
Claimant/appellant: B; Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
22 May 2006
Procedural Posture
Appeal From Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Court of Appeal (civil Division) Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Asylum, Credibility Assessment, Error of Law, Appeal Procedure
Immigration Law Human Rights Law Asylum Credibility Assessment Error of Law Appeal Procedure

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Parties

B

Claimant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal From Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Court of Appeal (civil Division) Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal erred in law in dismissing the appellant's asylum and human rights appeal
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons or failed to consider corroborative evidence

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal's decision was not perverse and contained no error of law; the reasons given, though not well expressed, were sufficient and the Tribunal was entitled to reach its conclusion on the evidence before it.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed