The applicant, having been granted leave to seek judicial review, sought discovery by the Minister of documents relating to statistics and records of cases assigned to the Tribunal Member dealing with the applicant’s case and the audio recording of the hearing. The Tribunal contested the application for discovery. The Court, in granting discovery, found that, as the applicant had leave … Read More
P v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2006] IEHC 152 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 26 Apr 2006 |
| Judge: | de Valera |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Principles: | When leave has been obtained in an application to review a refugee status determination and it is therefore taken that an applicant’s claim has substantial grounds, discovery may be appropriate but should be restricted to such documents as are necessary for the purpose of ensuring a proper and comprehensive hearing of the facts and arguments. |