Facts: The applicant, a national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) applied for asylum in Ireland. Her application was unsuccessful at first instance and she appealed to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal affirmed the Commissioner’s recommendation and the applicant sought to challenge it by way of judicial review, claiming inter alia that the Tribunal had acted unlawfully in … Read More
GSK v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Ireland and Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 852 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 17 Dec 2015 |
| Judge: | MacEochaidh J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/a8313558-79f1-4ee7-8698-a592932b84ab/2015_IEHC_852_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | The decision indicates that some latitude should be displayed by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal when interpreting s. 16(14) of the Refugee Act 1996 and deciding whether or not to allow a third party to accompany an appellant to an oral hearing. |