Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1999] All ER (D) 1168
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Roch and Potter LJJ and Wilson J

Representation Ian Lewis (instructed by Ratna & Co) for S.
  Lisa Giovannetti (instructed by the Treasury Solicitors) for the respondent.
Judgment Dates: 28 October 1999

Catchwords

Immigration - Leave to enter - Refugee - Asylum - Special adjudicator not giving decision until four months after case heard - Whether delay in special adjudicator's decision should automatically cause case to be remitted - Immigration Appeal Tribunal finding applicant not having well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Sri Lanka - Tribunal not giving credence to part of applicant's evidence - 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees.

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