Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 90 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2012] EWCA Civ 742
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Lord Neuberger MR, Richards and Davis LJJ
Representation Timothy Otty QC and Kate Markus (instructed by Birnberg Peirce) for the claimant.
  Robin Tam QC and Kate Grange (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State.
  Anuja Dhir QC and Cathryn McGahey (instructed by the Special Advocates' Support Office) as Special Advocates.
  Eric Metcalfe (instructed by Herbert Smith LLP) appeared by way of written submissions for the interested party, JUSTICE.
Judgment Dates: 15 June 2012

Catchwords

Immigration - Deportation - Exclusion of immigrant deemed to be conducive to public good - Evidence to be taken into account at appeal - Claimant being suspected of involvement in terrorism related activity - Defendant Secretary of State revoking claimant's indefinite leave to remain and making deportation order to Ethiopia - Claimant appealing to Special Immigration Appeals Commission - Appeal being dismissed - Claimant appealing - Whether SIAC being entitled to take into account evidence from unofficial detention centres in Ethiopia where evidence obtained by United Kingdom Security Service.

The Case

Immigration Deportation. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the claimant's appeal against a determination that upheld an order for his deportation, holding that the Special Immigration Appeals Commission had been entitled to take into account evidence obtained by UK Security Service officers from unofficial detention centres in Ethiopia housing individuals held in incommunicado arbitrary detention.

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