V v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 616 (26 April 2006)

V v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 616 (26 April 2006)

The appellant failed to demonstrate that she faces a real risk of persecution or inhuman/degrading treatment in Croatia beyond her ethnicity, and failed to show that country guidance in SK is no longer valid. There was no material unfairness or error of law in the Tribunal's or adjudicator's approach, and Article 8 ECHR was not engaged on the facts. Delay did not affect the outcome. There is no real prospect of success on appeal.

Citation
[2006] EWCA Civ 616
Parties
Claimant/appellant: V; Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 April 2006
Procedural Posture
Asylum and Immigration Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeal
Outcome
permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Asylum, Refugee Status, Article 3 ECHR, Article 8 ECHR, Country Guidance, Delay in Proceedings, Proportionality
Immigration Law Human Rights Law Asylum Refugee Status Article 3 ECHR Article 8 ECHR Country Guidance Delay in Proceedings +1 more

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Parties

V

Claimant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Asylum and Immigration Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant faces a real risk of persecution or inhuman/degrading treatment if returned to Croatia as an ethnic Serb
  2. 2 Whether the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and adjudicator properly considered evidence regarding conditions in Benkovac and Zadar
  3. 3 Whether there was unfairness in the proceedings before the adjudicator

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant failed to demonstrate that she faces a real risk of persecution or inhuman/degrading treatment in Croatia beyond her ethnicity, and failed to show that country guidance in SK is no longer valid. There was no material unfairness or error of law in the Tribunal's or adjudicator's approach, and Article 8 ECHR was not engaged on the facts. Delay did not affect the outcome. There is no real prospect of success on appeal.

Court Disposition

permission to appeal refused

Orders

  • Permission to appeal refused.