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Patel (R, on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 645

Encouragement to mediate - judicial review
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Case of interest in that the Court of Appeal encouraged the parties to resolve their dispute through mediation.  This was despite the fact that this was a claim for judicial review of the decision to detain the Appellant at immigration on her arrival in the UK.  Such claims are often suggested to be unsuitable for mediation however the Court clearly thought otherwise.

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