K v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1226 (08 August 2006)

K v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] EWCA Civ 1226 (08 August 2006)

The AIT was correct in finding a material error of law in the adjudicator's decision and was entitled to dismiss the appeal without remitting for rehearing, as there was no sufficient evidence of a generalised Article 3 risk to all Burundians and no cross-appeal was lodged on the mixed ethnicity issue.

Citation
[2006] EWCA Civ 1226
Parties
Claimant/appellant: K; Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
08 August 2006
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeal From Asylum & Immigration Tribunal
Outcome
application refused
Legal Topics
Asylum, Article 3 ECHR, Risk on Return, Mixed Ethnicity, Material Error of Law, Remittal of Appeal
Immigration Human Rights Asylum Article 3 ECHR Risk on Return Mixed Ethnicity Material Error of Law Remittal of Appeal

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Parties

K

Claimant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeal From Asylum & Immigration Tribunal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal erred in law by not remitting the appeal for rehearing after finding a material error of law in the adjudicator's decision
  2. 2 Whether there was a generalised Article 3 risk to all Burundians justifying protection
  3. 3 Whether the applicant's mixed ethnicity constituted an obvious risk factor requiring consideration

Ratio Decidendi

The AIT was correct in finding a material error of law in the adjudicator's decision and was entitled to dismiss the appeal without remitting for rehearing, as there was no sufficient evidence of a generalised Article 3 risk to all Burundians and no cross-appeal was lodged on the mixed ethnicity issue.

Court Disposition

application refused

Orders

  • Application for permission to appeal refused.