13 Apr 2017
The Tribunal lawfully considered the relevant country information and the applicants' evidence, its conclusion that there was no well-founded fear of forced sterilisation or abortion was a factual determination not shown to involve an error of law, and therefore leave to appeal is declined.
25 May 2016
Leave to appeal and leave to bring judicial review were refused because the applicants failed to identify seriously arguable questions of law or particularised grounds of review and the facts did not disclose a realistic prospect of establishing a well‑founded fear of persecution arising from customary banishment.
28 Mar 2012
The Authority erred in law by failing to ask the legally required question why the claimant would worship covertly in Iran; secrecy cannot be taken at face value to negate a well-founded fear of persecution because the secrecy may be motivated by the very fear the Convention protects. The Authority's omission resulted in an unreasonable decision and requires remittal for reconsideration.
17 Sept 2010
The Court refused judicial review because the Authority's adverse credibility findings were supported by rational reasons (applicant's prior involvement in corrupt activity, inconsistencies in conduct, and inherent implausibility of claim that [D] orchestrated prosecution and conviction), the Authority was not required to warn the applicant about adverse credibility, the applicant bore the onus to establish a well‑founded fear and failed to do so, and the complaints were not properly characterisable as political opinion; the Authority's decision was within its specialist expertise and not irr…