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27 July 2012
Issue: 7524 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Immigration

SG (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department; OR (Iraq) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 940, [2012] All ER (D) 146 (Jul)

In future, when a country guidance case was the subject of an application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal, the Civil Appeals Office would seek to ensure that it was dealt with expeditiously. The application would not be referred to a Lord Justice for consideration on the papers. It would be listed as soon as practicable before one or more Lord Justices as an oral application for permission to appeal, on notice to the respondent. If permission was granted, the court would endeavour to make clear whether it is the whole of the guidance which would be reviewed on the hearing of the substantive appeal or only part of it. If the latter, the court would identify which part or parts, as was done by Carnwath LJ in PO (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] All ER (D) 240 (Feb), at

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

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