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I don't think you have understood the document.Thats not really what the hearing was about. The supreme court deferred the appeals until she was able to make representation. It went back to the SIAC appeal. The home office argued an all or nothing appeal and must be stayed until all was possible which was denied. The appellant was invited to appeal on any grounds they could, but not those of the national security considerations, which are closed. They have basically said - tell us what you want to do next?
I know you have a view that the UK judiciary have acted politically, but if you read through the mountains of transcript on this, SB has had excellent representation and consideration. It's fair to say that the SIAC appeal judge was pretty frustrated (as commented in the transcript) by the appellant's approach and still granted her an audience.
There are plenty of injustices in our system (e.g. magistrates courts), but here I can't see it.
(1) I accede to the SSHD’s (SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT) submission that the Appellants should not be permitted to pursue certain grounds but not others.
(2) I reject the SSHD’s submission that all grounds must be stayed until the Appellants can give confidential instructions.
(3) I accede to the SSHD’s alternative submission that the Appellants must be put to their election: they must decide as soon as possible whether to proceed on all grounds or on none of them.
From your link.
1) Shamima wanted to appeal certain grounds and not others, which the judge rejected. He agreed with the government that all grounds must be appealed.(2) I reject the SSHD’s submission that all grounds must be stayed until the Appellants can give confidential instructions.
(3) I accede to the SSHD’s alternative submission that the Appellants must be put to their election: they must decide as soon as possible whether to proceed on all grounds or on none of them.
From your link.
2) He also decided that any delay until Shamima is able to represent herself in court in UK, is not acceptable. Therefore the appeals must proceed when he says so, or not at all. Shamima cannot physically meet by those conditions. She is not allowed back into UK, and the conditions under which she is kept do not allow solicitors to visit her.
3) He also agreed with the government that Shamima must proceed, on all grounds, as soon as possible or not at all. If she does not know what the grounds for her exclusion was, how can she possibly be expected to appeal them?
It's a total stitch up.