JAMMEH ALHAGI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

JAMMEH ALHAGI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

The court set aside the earlier dismissal for want of prosecution but refused leave because the applicant failed to identify any legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Director's or Board's decisions; those decisions were lawfully based on evidence and COI showing changed circumstances,...

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Citation
[2021] HKCFI 1698
Parties
Applicant: Jammeh Alhagi; 1st Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board; 2nd Putative Respondent: Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
15 June 2021
Case Number
HCAL115/2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Leave Application (refused)
Outcome
Set aside prior dismissal for want of prosecution; leave to apply for judicial review refused
Legal Topics
Non Refoulement, Torture Protection, Wednesbury Unreasonableness, Internal Relocation, Leave to Apply for Judicial Review, Want of Prosecution
Source Language
en
Immigration Constitutional Law Administrative Law Human Rights Non Refoulement Torture Protection Wednesbury Unreasonableness Internal Relocation +2 more

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Parties

Jammeh Alhagi

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board

1st Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

2nd Putative Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Leave Application (refused)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be granted leave to apply for judicial review
  2. 2 Whether the Director of Immigration and the Torture Claims Appeal Board erred in law or acted irrationally in rejecting the non-refoulement claim (torture/Article 3 BOR/persecution/Article 33 Refugee Convention)
  3. 3 Whether dismissal for want of prosecution was appropriate and whether absence at hearing forfeited consideration on the merits

Ratio Decidendi

The court set aside the earlier dismissal for want of prosecution but refused leave because the applicant failed to identify any legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Director's or Board's decisions; those decisions were lawfully based on evidence and COI showing changed circumstances, availability of state protection and reasonable internal relocation, and thus there was no reasonably arguable ground for judicial review.

Court Disposition

Set aside prior dismissal for want of prosecution; leave to apply for judicial review refused

Orders

  • Order of Deputy High Court Judge K.W. Lung dated 14 November 2018 dismissing application for leave for want of prosecution set aside
  • Leave to apply for judicial review refused