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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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Ganesharajah v Secretary of State for the Home Department

24 October 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Immigration Detention | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Hettiarachchi, R (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

16 October 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Naturalization | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

R on the Application of Qubert and others v the Secretary of State for the Home Department

18 September 2012 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Non-refoulement - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

6 December 2011 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Mental health - Mentally disadvantaged persons - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Safe third country | Countries: Sri Lanka

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

Application for permission to apply for judicial review.

4 March 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Application for judicial review.

5 November 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Deportation / Forcible return - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Applications for judicial review.

21 August 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Safe third country | Countries: Sri Lanka

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

Application for judicial review.

28 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Application for judicial review.

16 July 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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

Application for judicial review.

23 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Persecution based on political opinion - Tamil | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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