Rawofi (Age Assessment – Standard of Proof) Afghanistan: UTIAC 20 Jun 2012

UTIAC Where age is disputed in the context of an asylum appeal (in contrast to age assessment in judicial review proceedings), the burden is on the appellant and the standard of proof is as laid down in R v Secretary of State for the Home Department Ex parte Sivakumaran [1988] AC 958 and R (Karanakaran) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2000] EWCA Civ 11.

Judges:

McFarlane LJ

Citations:

[2012] UKUT 197 (IAC)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Immigration

Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.461939