JK, Re Judicial Review [2017] NIQB 12 (13 January 2017)

JK, Re Judicial Review [2017] NIQB 12 (13 January 2017)

The court found it arguable that the further submissions, if treated as possibly reliable and not previously considered, could create a realistic prospect of success before a tribunal, and that the Home Office's decision was unduly rigid and inconsistent with anxious scrutiny.

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Citation
[2017] NIQB 12
Parties
Applicant: JK; Respondent: Home Office
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
13 January 2017
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
Outcome
leave granted
Legal Topics
Asylum, Fresh Claim, Sexual Orientation, Persecution, Judicial Review, Rule 353, Anxious Scrutiny
Immigration Human Rights Administrative Law Asylum Fresh Claim Sexual Orientation Persecution Judicial Review +2 more

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Parties

JK

Applicant

Home Office

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Leave to Apply for Judicial Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether further submissions amounted to a fresh claim under Rule 353 of the Immigration Rules
  2. 2 Whether the applicant faces a realistic prospect of success before a tribunal based on new evidence
  3. 3 Whether the Home Office applied anxious scrutiny to the new material

Ratio Decidendi

The court found it arguable that the further submissions, if treated as possibly reliable and not previously considered, could create a realistic prospect of success before a tribunal, and that the Home Office's decision was unduly rigid and inconsistent with anxious scrutiny.

Court Disposition

leave granted

Orders

  • Leave to apply for judicial review is granted.