The claimant had sought asylum. He said that the respondent’s delay in processing his claim had caused him prejudice and had successfully obtained a review of the decision to remove him to Austria to have his claim decided there.
Held: The Home Secretary’s appeal succeded: ‘while the secretary of state’s delay was deplorable and unexplained the court could not quash the removal directions in order to punish or discipline the Home Office.’
Judges:
Lord Justice May, Lord Justice Laws and Lord Justice Gage
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Civ 1550, Times 29-Nov-2006
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration, Administrative
Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.246728
