Court of Appeal gets to the heart of the 'matter'

Table of contents

• Original news
• What does this case tell us about the interpretation of NIAA 2002?
• How will this judgment affect other cases concerning earlier rights of appeal?
• Could the decision have wider implications?
• What issues did the court have with the argument that the decision shut out the individual’s access to an impartial tribunal?
• What should lawyers do next?

Article summary

Immigration analysis: How widely will the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, s 96(1) (NIAA 2002) be interpreted in relation to both evidence and issues where a ‘matter’ is being relied on in an appeal? Eric Fripp of Lamb Building Chambers comments on a recent ruling of the Court of Appeal and says the case could have wider implications.