Facts: The applicant claimed to be a national of Malawi. He applied for asylum and claimed to have a fear of persecution there on account of his homosexuality. Born in 1979, he said that he went to the United Kingdom in 2004 on a six-month visitor’s visa. He overstayed his visa and remained there until 2006. He said that he … Read More
PM v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 497 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 02 Oct 2014 |
| Judge: | Barr J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Persecution, Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Malawi |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/2e5b147b-09ca-454e-bc52-acd89f1cc1d0/2014_IEHC_497_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | An error of fact made by a protection decision-maker which is material to its assessment of credibility will result in its decision refusing protection being quashed unless it is possible to sever the finding and thereby uphold the decision. |