Extract of article published on Free Movement blog by Iain Palmer, barrister at Renaissance Chambers, 15 July 2013

Last Friday evening Renaissance Chambers’ immigration group hosted a seminar about the new Sri Lanka Country Guidance: GJ and Others (post-civil war: returnees) Sri Lanka CG [2013] UKUT 00319 (IAC).

I had the pleasure of speaking together … on how the new CG can best be applied despite it having been the subject of some controversy and alarm amongst those representing Sri Lankan national asylum seekers when it was promulgated a week ago. The notes I prepared for the seminar…are attached here.

Whilst on first or even second reading of the determination you would be forgiven for thinking the guidance given is too restrictive and fails to fairly represent the overwhelming majority of the authoritative background reports on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, on closer inspection it can be seen as very positive for a very wide group of claimants.

Read the full article at Free Movement blog.