08 August 2023 Wiebke Morgan 1445 Case Updates Sicwebu v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 550 byWiebke Morgan “The expert vindicated” The case: This appeal concerned the application of the "unduly harsh" test in the case of a foreign national offender, Mr Sicwebu, convicted of a serious criminal offence and subject to deportation in consequence. The appellant contended that Judge Hanson's decision was wrong in law because the judge erred in his treatment of the expert evidence. Submissions: As for the treatment of expert evidence, it was submitted in relation to the expert report of Tamara Licht, that Judge Hanson unfairly disregarded her report on the basis of "an issue for which Tamara Licht has been criticised by a judge of this Tribunal before" without providing any further details. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to judgement Share Print Tags Judicial critism16. Criticism and Complaints Related articles DHV (A Protected Party through his Litigation Friend WTX) v Motor Insurers' Bureau [2025] EWHC 2002 (KB) Ms Julia Tosh v Mr Vivek Gupta [2025] EWHC 2025 (KB) How should Experts disclose criticisms when they are frequently unaware of the outcome of the case? Rebecca Hepworth v Dr Amanda Coates [2025] EWHC 1907 (KB) Failed extraction of a wisdom tooth Switch article Henderson & Jones Ltd v Ross [2023] EWHC 1276 (Ch) Previous Article Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust v Hoskin (Manchester County Court, unreported, 22 May 2023) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.