Read the full judgment text of CACV 148/2021 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 14 September 2021 before Barma JA, G Lam JA.
Non-refoulement – judicial review – leave to appeal – standard of review – Board's factual findings – implausibility – internal relocation – state protection – applicant from Niger/Nigeria – fear of harm from village chief or Muslims – Board rejected claim as implausible – Director and Board decisions upheld – applicant sought leave to apply for judicial review – Deputy High Court Judge refused leave for lack of reasonably arguable ground – applicant appealed to Court of Appeal – appeal dismissed – applicant failed to identify any error in judge's decision – judge was plainly right to refuse leave – no public law error identified.
Legal issues: Appeal against refusal of leave to apply for judicial review
Outcome: Appeal dismissed; refusal of leave to apply for judicial review affirmed.
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