The applicant’s husband, who had been granted refugee status, had been due to give evidence at the applicant’s oral hearing before the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The applicant’s husband could not attend due to illness and the Tribunal did not grant an adjournment until such time as the witness might be available. The Tribunal’s decision, which upheld the Commissioner’s negative recommendation, … Read More
NMB v John Ryan (acting as the Refugee Appeals Tribunal) & Ors
| Respondent/Defendant: | John Ryan (acting as the Refugee Appeals Tribunal) & Ors |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2005] IEHC 13 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 24 Jan 2005 |
| Judge: | Finlay Geoghegan |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/60d21a6d-f77f-4ad1-9256-a14b10301891/2005_IEHC_13_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | A Tribunal Member to whom an appeal is assigned has a duty to determine the appeal within a reasonable time. A Tribunal is obliged to consider relevant up-to-date country of origin information after an appeal hearing if the Tribunal has not decided the matter in a reasonable amount of time. |