17 Mar 2017
HW AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- HW AND OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL129/2014
The court dismissed the judicial reviews and set aside the ex parte leave for delay because (1) the Director lawfully applied the Guidebook eligibility criteria (NRD and Financial Sufficiency) as eligibility thresholds; (2) the Director's conclusions that applicants had known adverse records were reasonably open on the evidence (including admissions and passport inconsistencies) and not Wednesbury irrational; (3) the Director took into account applicants' explanations and family circumstances and was entitled to decline to exercise humanitarian discretion absent exceptional grounds; (4) proce…