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Permission to appeal in MS (Somalia)
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Just a quick alerter post. This actually happened a couple of weeks ago but I was insanely busy at the time, then forgot to mention it. Permission was granted by the Court of Appeal in MS and others (family reunion: “in order to seek asylum”) Somalia [2009] UKAIT 00041 on the main grounds of appeal without any need for an oral hearing. Previous post here. The listing window is 6 May to 6 July 2010.
The case concerns refugee family reunion for those recognised as refugees but who entered themselves under family reunion rules. The tribunal took the view that the requirement for a sponsor to have left the country of habitual residence ‘in order to seek asylum’ required a sponsor to have made a formal asylum claim.
There have been a LOT of queries about this, so the decision clearly affects a considerable number of people.
Interested in refugee law? You might like Colin's book, imaginatively called "Refugee Law" and published by Bristol University Press.
Communicating important legal concepts in an approachable way, this is an essential guide for students, lawyers and non-specialists alike.
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