Facts: The case concerned a Georgian national who applied for international protection at the IPO in September 2019. He completed the section 13 process, but not the section 15 process required to complete the lodging of his application. This was because he required a Georgian interpreter, and he was informed that he would be contacted when this could be arranged. … Read More
L.K. -v- International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors
L.K. -v- International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors
| Respondent/Defendant: | International Protection Appeals Tribunal, The Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2022] IEHC 441 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 26 Apr 2023 |
| Judge: | Heslin M., Ferriter C. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Asylum Applicant, Labour market access, Protection (Application for International), Protection (International), Reception Conditions |
| Country of Origin: | Georgia |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/153ff350-64ad-40e3-885f-c3783365ca98/2022_IEHC_441.pdf/pdf#view=fitH https://courts.ie/view/judgments/a8214e9c-ffea-41bc-9246-587b20791b2d/5b4865e6-b107-4c5d-aa1b-f1ffcacf72b4/2023_IEHC_210.pdf/pdf |
| Principles: | The introduction of delay attributable ‘in part’ to an applicant in regulation 11(4)(b) of the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 as a reason for refusing labour market access is not foreseen in the recast Reception Conditions Directive. It dilutes the provision for labour market access and incorrectly transposes EU law. |