Hearing date: 11 July 2007. On appeal from the Crown Court at Croydon.
16 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On appeal from the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. The judgment was subsequently appealed before the House of Lords: RB (Algeria) (FC) and Another v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; OO (Jordan) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] UKHL 10.
30 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Appeal against the notice of intention to deport.
14 May 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death in custody - Deportation / Forcible return - Diplomatic assurances - Extradition - National security / Public order - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
19 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Deportation / Forcible return - Prosecution vs persecution - Travel documents | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
15 February 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | 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 - Prosecution vs persecution - Sunni | Countries: Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
15 August 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Prosecution vs persecution - Transgression of social / cultural norms | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5 May 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Session (Scotland) | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The House of Lords allowed a subsequent appeal: R v. Asfaw [2008] UKHL 31.
21 March 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Criminal justice - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
This decision is no longer country guidance on the issue of double jeopardy and was replaced by JC (Double Jeopardy: Art 10 CL) China v. Secretary of State for the Home Department CG [2008] UKAIT 00036.
23 January 2006 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: China - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
11 November 2005 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Burden of proof - Illegal entry - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland