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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 Arslan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review.

10 January 2010 | 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) - Fresh / New claim - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Turkey - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Application for judicial review.

28 October 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Countries: Uganda - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Application for judicial review.

10 September 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Mental health - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Right to family life | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

15 July 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Expedited procedures - HIV and AIDS - Immigration Detention - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) | Countries: Burundi - 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 Mahamed) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review. The Court of Appeal (England and Wales) allowed a subsequent appeal: R (on the application of AM (Somalia)) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWCA Civ 114.

13 June 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Safe third country | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R (on the Application of MMH) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; R (on the Application of SRH) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Application for judicial review of the Secretary of State's decision to order detention pending removal.

7 September 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Immigration Detention - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Voluntary repatriation | Countries: Iraq - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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