Bahta & Ors v SSHD [2011] EWCA Civ 895 (26 July 2011)

These are appeals against decisions as to costs made by High Court Judges in immigration cases following consent orders. AK appeals against an order of Mitting J dated 15 September 2010, TZ (Eritrea) against an order of Lloyd Jones J dated 23 September 2010, RO against a decision of Mitting J dated 20 December 2010, Filmon Bahta against an order of King J dated 21 December 2010 and KD against an order of Edwards-Stuart J dated 17 February 2011. Following orders whereby disputes between the appellants and the Secretary of State for the Home Department (“the Secretary of State”) were resolved without a contested court hearing, each judge declined to make an order for costs in the appellants’ favour.

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