25 Feb 2026
Leave to apply for judicial review was refused and the application dismissed because the applicant elected to withdraw the application, there was no evidence the withdrawal was not voluntary, and there were no outstanding matters in the action.
26 Aug 2025
Because the applicant validly withdrew the application and there was no evidence of coercion or outstanding matters, the proper course was to accede to the withdrawal and dismiss the leave application.
12 Aug 2025
The applicant voluntarily withdrew the leave application and there were no outstanding matters; therefore the court properly acceded to the withdrawal and dismissed the application, consistent with appellate authority that dismissal is appropriate where the action has been brought to an end.
22 Apr 2025
The applicant voluntarily withdrew the application for leave; there was no evidence of coercion and no outstanding matter; therefore the correct disposition was to dismiss the application rather than leave the action at large.
2 Jan 2025
Leave to apply for judicial review was correctly refused because the applicant failed to identify any error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's Decision and failed to demonstrate any realistic prospect of success; the court will not act as a rehearing of the Board's fact-finding role.
26 Nov 2024
The court dismissed the application for leave to apply for judicial review because the applicant validly and voluntarily withdrew the application and there were no outstanding matters, making dismissal the proper disposition rather than leaving the action at large.
17 Sept 2024
The applicant validly withdrew the leave application, there was no evidence the withdrawal was not voluntary and there were no outstanding matters; therefore the appropriate disposition was to accede to the withdrawal and dismiss the leave application.
25 Oct 2022
Applicant failed to comply with statutory duty to submit the completed claim form within the prescribed period; he did not provide sufficient evidence that circumstances beyond his control prevented timely submission so Director correctly treated the claim as withdrawn and properly refused re-opening; the Board validly refused late filing after finding the applicant's explanations vague, unsupported and without merit; no arguable error of law, irrationality or procedural unfairness was identified to justify judicial review, therefore leave is refused.
26 Aug 2021
The applicant expressly sought to withdraw his application and had no intention of proceeding; therefore the court exercised its discretion to dismiss the leave application as granting relief would be otiose and serve no practical purpose.
30 Apr 2021
The court refused to extend time and dismissed the application for leave because the applicant was over ten months late with no satisfactory explanation for delay, failed to provide any evidence that circumstances beyond his control prevented return of the NCF despite multiple extensions and legal assistance, and there was no reasonably arguable ground that the Director or Appeal Board erred in law, acted irrationally or committed procedural unfairness.