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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The fast-track appeals process for asylum-seekers in detention is unlawful, the High Court has held. Ruling in Detention Action v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2015] EWHC 1689 (Admin), Mr Justice Nicol concluded that this “looks uncomfortably akin to…sacrificing fairness on the altar of speed and convenience”. Full story - New Law Journal
FOCUS OF THE DAY: The fast-track appeals process for asylum-seekers in detention is unlawful, the High Court has held. Ruling in Detention Action v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2015] EWHC 1689 (Admin), Mr Justice Nicol concluded that this “looks uncomfortably akin to…sacrificing fairness on the altar of speed and convenience”. Full story - New Law Journal
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