Tankisi v Secretary of State for the Home Department

The findings of fact by the Tribunal were sufficient to support the decision under any relevant country guidance, and no error of law or misapplication of guidance was demonstrated.

Parties: Applicant/appellant: Mehmet Tankisi; Respondent/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 12 April 2005
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal From Immigration Appeal Tribunal
Outcome: Application dismissed
Legal Topics: Asylum, Country Guidance, Delay in Appeal

Immigration Law Asylum Country Guidance Delay in Appeal

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Parties

Mehmet Tankisi

Applicant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Respondent/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal From Immigration Appeal Tribunal

Legal Issues

1 Whether the Immigration Appeal Tribunal applied the correct country guidance in dismissing the asylum appeal
2 Whether there were grounds to allow permission to appeal based on updated country guidance
3 Whether delay in lodging the application for permission to appeal was adequately explained

Ratio Decidendi

The findings of fact by the Tribunal were sufficient to support the decision under any relevant country guidance, and no error of law or misapplication of guidance was demonstrated.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

Application dismissed
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