Thursday, July 08, 2004

Scotsman.com News - Asylum-Case Judge Warns Human Rights Lawyers

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Asylum-Case Judge Warns Human Rights Lawyers: "Asylum-Case Judge Warns Human Rights Lawyers

By John Aston, PA News

A senior High Court judge has called on human rights lawyers to take greater care to avoid pursuing �totally unmeritorious� legal challenges on behalf of failed asylum seekers attempting to delay their removal from the UK.

The judge made his plea as he criticised the Refugee Legal Centre for bringing an �utterly hopeless� application for judicial review in the case of a woman fleeing an allegedly violent ex-boyfriend in Jamaica."