- Unlawful to remove individuals from the UK without access to a solicitor
R, on the application of Medical Justice v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 1710
A Government policy which permits, in exceptional circumstances, the removal of individuals whose claims to enter or remain in the UK have been unsuccessful without giving them the standard 72 hours’ notice, has been ruled by the Court of Appeal to be unlawful.