Facts: The respondent is a Canadian citizen and her husband is also a Canadian national. In 2018, the respondent’s husband commenced a four-year dentistry course in University College Cork and obtained a student visa. The respondent entered the State under the Working Holiday Authorisation Scheme, with a non-renewable permission valid until 2020. At the end of 2019, she applied to … Read More
Middelkamp v Minister for Justice and Equality
Middelkamp v Minister for Justice and Equality
| Respondent/Defendant: | Jaimee Middelkamp |
| Court/s: | Supreme Court |
| Citation/s: | [2023] IESC 2 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 01 Feb 2023 |
| Judge: | Hogan, G. |
| Category: | Immigration, Residence |
| Keywords: | European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Family Life (Right to), Family Unity (Right to) |
| URL: | www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/c0c9c765-7099-4d6d-aefa-7b84d49ba5c1/2023_IESC_%202_%20Hogan%20J).pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The Minister’s decision engaged the respondents’ right to respect for family life under Article 8(1) ECHR, but interference with this right was justified as being necessary in a democratic society for the purposes of Article 8(2). |