Title PN v. SSHD [2019] EWHC 1616 (Admin)
Publisher United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales)
Publication Date 24 June 2019
Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uganda
Topics Arbitrary arrest and detention | Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness
Cite as PN v. SSHD [2019] EWHC 1616 (Admin), United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales), 24 June 2019, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,GBR_HC_QB,5d7f5f484.html [accessed 26 October 2019]
Comments The determination of the First-tier Tribunal to dismiss the claimant’s appeal against the refusal of her asylum claim was reached by a process which was procedurally unfair as it did not give her sufficient opportunity to obtain evidence from Uganda to support her claim. The determination will be quashed and the defendant will be ordered to use his best endeavours to facilitate the return of the claimant to the United Kingdom to enable her to continue with her appeal. The claimant was lawfully detained from 21 July 2013 to 6 August 2013 and from 10 September 2013 until her removal to Uganda on 12 December 2013. The claimant was unlawfully detained from (and including) 6 August 2013 up to 10 September 2013.
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