ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT LIST
(MR JUSTICE MOSES)
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London, WC2
B E F O R E:
LORD JUSTICE WARD
LORD JUSTICE POTTER
LORD JUSTICE LAWS
GEZER
Claimant/Appellant
-v-
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT and Others
Defendants/Respondents
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MR RABINDER SINGH QC and MISS STEPHANIE HARRISON (instructed by Harter & Loveless of London) appeared on behalf of the Appellant
MR NIGEL GIFFEN QC and MISS LISA GIOVANNETTI (instructed by Treasury Solicitor) appeared on behalf of the Respondents
JUDGMENT
1. LORD JUSTICE WARD: This is a most unfortunate situation and the court wishes to apologise particularly to the appellants, Mr and Mrs Gezer and their family, who have been waiting a long time for a decision. I hope that apology can be conveyed. I am sure Mr Rabinder Singh will explain more fully why the court has concluded that in the interests of his client we should adjourn, so he may have a chance to look at my Lords' judgment in the other case and deal with it accordingly.
2. All I can promise to do, if that can be conveyed, is to ask the listing office to list this as soon after judgment is handed down as is reasonable, which I hope will be ready early in the term, and I hope we can re-fix this according to convenience. I think it should be reserved to Lord Justice Laws.
Order: Appeal adjourned