NP (Sri Lanka) v The Secretary Of State For The Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 975 (24 June 2015)

NP (Sri Lanka) v The Secretary Of State For The Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 975 (24 June 2015)

The Upper Tribunal judge was entitled to conclude that the applicant's account was so inherently unbelievable that the supporting documents did not lend it credibility, and there was no procedural unfairness in the approach taken.

Citation
[2015] EWCA Civ 975
Parties
Applicant/claimant: NP (Sri Lanka); Respondent/defendant: The Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
24 June 2015
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Credibility Assessment, Documentary Evidence, Procedural Fairness
Immigration Asylum Credibility Assessment Documentary Evidence Procedural Fairness

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Parties

NP (Sri Lanka)

Applicant/claimant

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Did the Upper Tribunal materially err in law in its approach to consideration of the documentary evidence and its impact on credibility?

Ratio Decidendi

The Upper Tribunal judge was entitled to conclude that the applicant's account was so inherently unbelievable that the supporting documents did not lend it credibility, and there was no procedural unfairness in the approach taken.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed