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Past hearings

2023

November 2023
1 Nov Ross Hutcheson 2nd Sub Review decision
3 Nov  Karina Gahir Sub review decision
7 Nov 23 Joshua Smith Substantive APD decision
9 Nov 23 Sean Hughes  4th IO Review decision
16-19, 24-26 & 30 Oct, 1 & 7 Nov Andrew Maynard Substantive decision
17 - 25 July, 6 & 8 Nov Donald Lydon Substantive decision
14 Nov John Watson 6th IO Review decision
15 Nov Umar Masood Interim Order application summary
16 Nov Gary Marshall 2nd Sub Review decision
13-21 Nov Rishi Patel Substantive decision
24 Nov Sundeep Kaushal 1st IO Review decision
27-30 Nov Thomas Dupeyrat Substantive decision
October 2023
27 Sept - 04 Oct Rupin Rach Substantive decision
10 Oct  Aisha Hussain 4th IOR decision summary
02-03, 05 & 09-13 Oct  Tajinder Ghattaora Substantive decision 
18 Oct  Mohammed Ul- Haq 1st IOR decision summary
19 Oct Richard Carr 3rd IOR decision summary
20 Oct  Shahid Nazir Interim Order Application decision summary
24 Oct  Philip Sowden Substantive decision
25 July-09 Aug and 23-24 Oct   Mariam Haling  Substantive decision summary 
27 Oct  Jane Lai 2nd Substantive review summary
September 2023
5 Sept Omer Arshad 5th IOR summary
8 Sept Rajeev Saigal IOA summary
13 Sept Sam Silver 3rd IOR summary
21 Sept  Geraint Griffiths 1st IOR summary
26 Sept Bhavik Gandhi Substantive APD decision
29 Sept Naseem Suleman Interim Order application summary
August 2023
9 August Sally Hilton IO application summary
11 August Priyal Patel  3rd IOR decision summary
11 August  Sapna Dave Interim Order Application Summary
11 August Nawaz Haque 1st IOR decision summary
15 August Saima Bashir  IO application decision summary
16 August Robert Fyfe 3rd IOR Decision summary
30 August  Simon Rose  4th IOR Decision summary
30 August Matthew Bickerstaffe 4th IOR Decision summary
31 August  Michael Moon  1st Substantive Review Decision 
July 2023
3-11 July 2023  Ben Burnage Substantive decision
12 July 2023 Ibrar Ahmed 2nd IOR decision
18 July 2023 Arif Ali IO Application Summary
19 July 2023  Omowunmi Olakehinde  Registration Appeal Summary 
13 - 19 July 2023 Carla Mahon Substantive decision
25 July 2023 Ravi Bhojwani IO Applicaton decision summary
June 2023
12-16 June 2023 Amanwil Takla Substantive decision
19 - 21 June 2023 Martyn Stewart Substantive decision
19 - 22 June 2023 Jitesh Gadher Substantive decision
May 2023
22 - 26 May Mohammed Zada Substantive decision
16-31 May Manish Patel Substantive decision
April 2023
30 March - 03 April  Amandeep Sandhu Substantive decision
11 April  Daniel Holden Substantive decision
12-14 April  Badran Rehman Substantive decision
26 April  Helen Connor Registration Appeal Summary
March 2023
6 March Helena Kloverlid Registration Appeal
06 - 09 March Zbigniew Ashleigh Substantive decision
13 March - 20 March Helen Lampka Substantive Decision
23-24 March Keith Coakham Substantive APD (summary)
February 2023

 

8-9 Feb 2023 Sherinjit Mahal Substantive Decision
21 - 27 Feb 2023 Nirmal Koasha Substantive Decision
January 2023

 

9 - 10 Jan 2023 Khairul Rahman and Sania Shah Substantive Decision

8-12 Aug 2022 &

9-13 Jan 2023

 John Asuen  Substantive decision

19 Jan 2023

 Dawn Lamb Substantive Decision

2022

November 2022
28-30 November Christopher Parrish Substantive Hearing