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MB, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

I haven't drafted this item, because the source text cannot support it. The text supplied stops partway through paragraph 25 of R (on the application of MB) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1132. That is before the Court of Appeal's analysis of the three grounds of appeal, the result and the order. House style requires a Report on a judgment to give the holding and its effect, and the fact check needs the outcome to compare against.

MB, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentMB, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

I haven't drafted this item, because the source text cannot support it. The text supplied stops partway through paragraph 25 of R (on the application of MB) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 1132. That is before the Court of Appeal's analysis of the three grounds of appeal, the result and the order. House style requires a Report on a judgment to give the holding and its effect, and the fact check needs the outcome to compare against.

What the supplied text does establish is only background:

  • the section 94 certification framework
  • the Secretary of State's decision of 6 November 2024
  • the Upper Tribunal decisions of 18 December 2025 and 3 February 2026
  • the three grounds of appeal

A news item built from that would leave out the one thing readers need, which is whether the appeal was allowed or dismissed. It could also be read as implying an outcome.

Needed to proceed: the full judgment text from https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2026/1132, including the reasoning on grounds 1 to 3, the Respondent's Notice and the disposal. With that, I can write the Report in house style: a headline, a standfirst, a body of 250 to 450 words, an optional applicant paragraph and the sources. No related guide is needed, as none is listed.

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