The Weekly Law Reports
[2010] 2 WLR 1012
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina (Cart)
v
Upper Tribunal (Public Law Project intervening)
Regina (U)
v
Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Same intervening)
Regina (C)
v
Same (Same intervening)
[2009] EWHC 3052 (Admin)
2009 Sept 21,
22,
Oct 13;
Dec 1
Oct 13;
Dec 1
Laws LJ, Owen J
Judicial review— Court’s jurisdiction— Upper Tribunal— Tribunal “superior court of record”— Tribunal refusing permission to appeal to itself— Decision unappealable— Whether tribunal alter ego of High Court— Whether decisions susceptible to judicial review—
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c 15), s 3(5)
Judicial review— Court’s jurisdiction— Special Immigration Appeals Commission— Commission “superior court of record”— Commission revoking and refusing bail on basis of closed evidence without disclosing gist to claimants— Decisions unappealable— Whether commission alter ego of High Court— Whether decisions susceptible to judicial review— Whether violating claimants’ Convention rights—
Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 (c 68), s 1(3) (as inserted by Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (c 24), s 35)