Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals: Contents

Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals
by Mark Henderson & Alison Pickup

Contents

Introduction

The Decision

1. Analysing the refusal letter
2. Non-compliance refusals
3. 'Clearly unfounded' certificates

Procedure

4. Lodging the appeal
5. One stop procedure
6. The start of the appeal procedure
7. Exceptions to the right to a hearing
8. Adjournment
9. Narrowing the issues and seeking disclosure

Evidence

10. The respondent's appeal papers
11. Taking instructions
12. Drafting the statement
13. Presenting previously undisclosed information
14. Armed opposition groups
15. Other witnesses of fact and combined hearings
16. Documentary corroboration
17. Home Office evidence on the country of origin
18. Country information

Expert Evidence

19. Introduction
20. When to use expert country evidence
21. Choosing an expert
22. The expert's role
23. The expert report
24. Re-using expert reports
25. The expert at court
26. Medical reports

Pre-Hearing Steps

27. The trial bundle
28. Skeleton arguments and chronologies
29. Citing authorities and legal research
30. Whether to call the appellant
31. Pre-hearing conference
32. Anonymity and private hearings

The Hearing

33. Opening the hearing
34. Interpretation at the hearing
35. Examination in chief
36. Cross-examination
37. Re-examination
38. Interventions from the adjudicator
39. Closing submissions and post-hearing steps
40. Hearings where the Home Office is unrepresented
41. Using the determination

Welcome to the updated 2012 edition of the Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals, authored by Mark  Henderson and Alison  Pickup of Doughty Street Chambers. Information in this updated guide reflects the law as up to 31 May 2012.

About the Best Practice Guide

This publication deals with the conduct of asylum and human rights appeals. The text is structured in roughly chronological order, starting with the Home Office's reasons for refusal letter followed by procedure, evidence, and presentation of the appeal, and concluding with using the determination. It aims to provide the practical advice and information required to conduct each stage of the appeal according to best practice.

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Acknowledgments

This 2012 updated electronic edition of the Best Practice Guide to Asylum and Human Rights Appeals has been made possible by funding from the Nuffield Foundation.

Disclaimer: The Nuffield Foundation is a charitable trust established by Lord Nuffield. Its widest charitable object is ‘the advancement of social well-being’. The Foundation has long had an interest in social welfare and has supported this project to stimulate public discussion and policy development. The views expressed are however those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.