Olga Shajaku

Judgment of Mr. Justice Barr ,This case dealt with the first Applicant, a non EU national, applying for residence in the State has a partner to the second applicant, but having their application rejected by the Respondent and again upon review. The Applicants challenge that the Respondent placed too much focus on their lack of … Read more

Judgment by Mr. Justice Heslin. The Applicant sought to quash a decision by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal(IPAT) which upheld an earlier decision to deny them International Protection. The Applicant challenges that decision on adverse credibility was found unlawfully. The Court stated it is not in the position to be the decision maker of policy, … Read more

Judgment of Ms. Nimah Hyland. The Court ruled on a case regarding the revocation of the first applicant’s permission of residency in the state, a subsequent review decision, and then a deportation order. The Applicants sought for the three decisions to be quashed and allow an extension of time to challenge the first two decisions. … Read more

  Judgment by Ferriter J. in a case where The Court asked, in regards to family reunification, must a child of a refugee be under 18 years of age to qualify for reunification? S.H. and A.J. were International Protection Applicants that applied for family reunification, but whose children turned 18, the cutoff point of which … Read more

A recent case has occurred where the High Court has granted an order for full costs, even though the applicants experienced some success in their proceedings for judicial review. The court based their reasoning for this on the fact that the case was of “general public importance”, which raised fundamental issues regarding journalistic privilege and … Read more