A.T. -v- Refugee Appeals Tribunal & ors [2015] IEHC 587 (22 September 2015)

A.T. -v- Refugee Appeals Tribunal & ors [2015] IEHC 587 (22 September 2015)

The Tribunal was entitled to reject the applicant's claim for want of credibility based on a series of contradictions and implausibilities in her account, and was not required to put every inconsistency to the applicant or to consider country of origin information once credibility was fundamentally lacking. No procedural unfairness or error of law was established.

Citation
[2015] IEHC 587
Parties
Applicant: A. T.; First Respondent: Refugee Appeals Tribunal; Second Respondent: Minister for Justice and Equality; Third Respondent: Attorney General; Fourth Respondent: Ireland
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
22 September 2015
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / High Court Judgment on Application for Certiorari and Extension of Time
Outcome
Application for judicial review refused
Legal Topics
Asylum, Refugee Status, Credibility Assessment, Judicial Review, Fair Procedures
Immigration Law Administrative Law Asylum Refugee Status Credibility Assessment Judicial Review Fair Procedures

Case Brief

Summary, issues, holding and outcome

More case intelligence is available

Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.

Full judgment text Downloadable case file Legal principles 4 Authorities cited 14 Party arguments 2
Sign in to unlock

Parties

A. T.

Applicant

Refugee Appeals Tribunal

First Respondent

Minister for Justice and Equality

Second Respondent

Attorney General

Third Respondent

Ireland

Fourth Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / High Court Judgment on Application for Certiorari and Extension of Time

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Refugee Appeals Tribunal erred in law in its assessment of the applicant's credibility
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal failed to consider core elements of the applicant's claim
  3. 3 Whether the Tribunal failed to properly consider country of origin information

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal was entitled to reject the applicant's claim for want of credibility based on a series of contradictions and implausibilities in her account, and was not required to put every inconsistency to the applicant or to consider country of origin information once credibility was fundamentally lacking. No procedural unfairness or error of law was established.

Court Disposition

Application for judicial review refused

Orders

  • Extension of time granted for bringing proceedings
  • Application for certiorari of the Tribunal's decision refused