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

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

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.

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