The appellant sought asylum, claiming that he had been tortured as an ally of the Tamil Tigers. His claims had been disbelieved.
Elias, Patten, Sales LJJ
[2017] WLR(D) 159, [2017] EWCA Civ 119, [2017] Imm AR 1009, [2017] 4 WLR 88
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal From – KV (Scarring – Medical Evidence) UTIAC 23-May-2014
UTIAC 1. When preparing medico-legal reports doctors should not – and should not feel obliged to – reach conclusions about causation of scarring which go beyond their own clinical expertise.
2. Doctors . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – KV (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for The Home Department SC 6-Mar-2019
The claimant said that he had been tortured in Sri Lanka. The SSHD said the injuries were falsifications, inflicted at the claimant’s request.
Held: KV’s appeal succeeded, and the case was remitted for a fresh determination. The Istanbul . .
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Immigration
Updated: 16 January 2022; Ref: scu.579608