Court of Appeal Immigration & Asylum Bench Book

The Court of Appeal's Asylum Bench Book (the "Bench Book") is prepared and issued for the use of the judges of the Court of Appeal and is updated three times a year (generally in January, at Easter and in October). Its purpose is to bring into one place most of the statutory provisions, the procedural rules, and the principles of contemporary case-law that are most frequently encountered in the day to day practice of asylum law.

The Court of Appeal believes that the wider publication of the Bench Book may be useful to those who practise in the Court in asylum and immigration cases, or are otherwise interested in this branch of the law.

The Bench Book was last updated in September 2007.

By clicking on either of the links to the Bench Book below, you acknowledge and agree that:

• The Bench Book is provided as a free public service and is intended only to deal with the areas of law most relevant to the Court of Appeal. As such, neither the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty's Courts Service, the Court of Appeal, the Civil Appeals Office nor the author (jointly and severally, the "Providers") accept any responsibility whatever for any errors in or omissions from the Bench Book. Nor are any guarantees, undertakings or warranties given as to the accuracy, completeness or up-to-date nature of the information provided in the Bench Book.
• The Bench Book should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. You should confirm information from another source if it is of sufficient importance for you to do so.
• The Providers accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the Hypertext linking appearing throughout the Bench Book. The Providers are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
• The Bench Book should not be cited in court as authority (persuasive or otherwise) for any proposition of law.
• The Bench Book is subject to Crown copyright. It may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Where it is republished or copied to others, the source must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged.

Immigration & Asylum Bench Book September 2007  - PDF 1.66 mb

Appendices 1 - 5   - PDF 976 kb

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