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United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales)

The High Court deals with higher level civil disputes and consists of three divisions: the Queen’s Bench Division; the Chancery Division and the Family Division. The jurisdiction of the Administrative Court, which is part of the Queen’s Bench Division, is varied, consisting of the administrative law jurisdiction of England and Wales as well as a supervisory jurisdiction over inferior courts and tribunals. Website: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
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R (on the application of Nasire) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

21 December 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Complementary forms of protection - Country of origin information (COI) - EU Qualification Directive - Fresh / New claim - Internal armed conflict | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of Haidary) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review. Subsequently appealed before the Court of Appeal: KH (Afghanistan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 1354.

3 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the application of S and Others) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review challenging the lawfulness of the Secretary of State's decision that it was inappropriate to grant the claimants Discretionary Leave to enter the United Kingdom, and that they should remain there on temporary admission.

10 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Hijacking - Temporary admission | Countries: Afghanistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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