The Tribunal Member who had initially heard the applicants’ cases had delayed making a decision for a considerable amount of time. The Chairman of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal sought to reassign the applicants’ cases to other Tribunal Members. The High Court granted an order of Mandamus requiring that the original Tribunal Member determine the appeals, finding that in circumstances other … Read More
GE & Ors v Chairman of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Ors
Respondent/Defendant: | Chairman of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Ors |
Court/s: | Supreme Court |
Citation/s: | [2005] IESC 15, [2006] 2 IR 11;, Unreported |
Judgment Date/s: | 29 Jul 2004 |
Judge: | Finlay Geoghegan |
Category: | Refugee Law |
Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/81a95bde-b74d-432f-aa17-e7f5bba2c612/2005_IESC_15_2.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
Principles: | Where circumstances warrant the reassigning of an appeal, the Chairman of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal may so reassign the appeal, so long as he acts fairly and respects the principles of natural and Constitutional justice. |