United Kingdom: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal for all United Kingdom civil cases, and criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland; hears appeals on arguable points of law of general public importance; concentrates on cases of the greatest public and constitutional importance; and maintains and develops the role of the highest court in the United Kingdom as a leader in the common law world. The UK Supreme Court has assumed the jurisdiction of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. It is an independent institution, presided over by twelve independently appointed judges, known as Justices of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was officially opened at the start of the legal year in October 2009. Website: www.supremecourt.gov.uk/

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SXH (Appellant) v The Crown Prosecution Service (Respondent) 11 April 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): False documents - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Home Department (Appellant) v MN and KY (Respondents) (Scotland) 21 May 2014 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) \| Countries: Kenya - Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
AA (Somalia) (FC) v Entry Clearance Officer (Addis Ababa) 18 December 2013 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Right to family life \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MA (Somalia) (Respondent) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) On appeal from: 2010 EWCA Civ 426. 24 November 2010 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Fresh / New claim - Issaq - Rejected asylum-seekers \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R (on the application of ZO (Somalia) and others) (Respondents) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) On appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) [2009] EWCA Civ 442. 28 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Fresh / New claim - Reception - Right to employment \| Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ahmed Mahad (previously referred to as AM) (Ethiopia) v. Entry Clearance Officer; Sahro Ali (previously referred to as SA) (Somalia) and Amal Wehelia (previously referred to as AW) (Somalia) v. Entry Clearance Officer; Malyun Ismail (previously referred to as MI) (Somalia) and Khadra Abdillahi (previously referred to as KA) (Somalia) v. Entry Clearance Officer; Vettivetpillai Sakthivel (previously referred to as VS) (Sri Lanka) v. Entry Clearance Officer; Abdi-Malik Muhumed (previously referred to as AM (No. 2)) (Somalia) v. Entry Clearance Officer On appeal from: AM (Somalia) and Others v. Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 1082 and AM (Somalia) v. Entry Clearance Officer [2009] EWCA Civ 634. 16 December 2009 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Pre-entry procedures - Right to family life \| Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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