11 Jun 2024
The judge correctly refused leave because the applicants failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's decision; the Board had adequately and separately considered the minor's claim; there was no basis for judicial review or overturning the Board’s factual credibility findings, so the appeal is dismissed.
13 May 2024
Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicants failed to demonstrate a realistic prospect of success: the Board and Director made primary fact and credibility findings, found state protection and internal relocation available, and no child-specific issues undisclosed to the Board were shown; absent an error of law or procedural unfairness the court will not overturn those findings.
25 May 2023
The court refused the applicant's withdrawal application because she failed to demonstrate that the withdrawal was voluntary and that she understood its consequences, and dismissed the leave application for want of prosecution due to her failure to comply with directions and prosecute the application.
11 Nov 2020
Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the application was made out of time without good reason; the Board lawfully applied s37ZT and the applicant’s stated reasons were unsupported by documentary evidence; the substantive non-refoulement claim was hopeless on the merits (no real risk, available state protection and viable internal relocation or resettlement), so no good reason existed to extend time and no arguable prospect of success.
18 Oct 2018
Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant's complaints were not reasonably arguable and he had no realistic prospects of success: the Director and the Board had conducted a proper assessment (including COI and internal relocation), given adequate reasons when read together, applied the correct legal tests and reached conclusions that were not Wednesbury unreasonable; procedural fairness standards were met and adverse credibility findings were justified.