Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v Kolicaj (Respondent)
| Judge | Lord Reed ,Lord Lloyd-Jones ,Lord Briggs ,Lord Sales ,Lord Stephens |
| Judgment Date | 18 December 2025 |
| Neutral Citation | [2025] UKSC 49 |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Hearing Date | 04 November 2025 |
| Issue Date | 17 March 2025 |
| Respondent | Gjelosh Kolicaj |
| Docket Number | UKSC/2025/0043 |
Michaelmas Term
[2025] UKSC 49
On appeal from: [2025] EWCA Civ 10
JUDGMENT
Secretary of State for the Home Department
(Appellant) v Kolicaj (Respondent)
before
Lord Reed, President
Lord Lloyd-Jones
Lord Briggs
Lord Sales
Lord Stephens
JUDGMENT GIVEN ON
18 December 2025
Heard on 4 November 2025
Appellant
David Blundell KC
Harriet Wakeman
(Instructed by Government Legal Department)
Respondent
David Chirico KC
Glen Hodgetts
(Instructed by OTB Legal)
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