Epping hotel asylum case: what has the court of appeal decided and why?

Anti-immigration protesters outside the Bell hotel after last week’s temporary injunction was granted. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

A temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell hotel in Epping, Essex, has been overturned by the court of appeal. Here we explain what the court decided, and its significance.

What was the appeal about?