
Case Studies: Judicial Reviews in Immigration
Judicial review has played a crucial role in challenging unlawful refusals and delays in immigration-related decisions. Below are key examples of successful judicial review applications:
1. Citizenship / Naturalisation Cases
- Clients who experienced excessive delays in their citizenship applications successfully had their cases finalised through judicial review.
- Many clients whose applications were unlawfully refused by the Minister had those refusals overturned by the High Court.
2. Family Reunification
- The High Court granted an order of certiorari, quashing the Minister’s decision under Regulation 25(4) of the European Union (Subsidiary Protection) Regulations 2013, which had refused the applicant’s request to bring family members to Ireland.
- Numerous clients have had successful judicial reviews in family reunification cases.
3. EU Treaty Rights Cases
- Clients facing unreasonable delays in obtaining a Permanent Residence Card or review decisions had their applications processed after bringing judicial review proceedings.
- Many clients whose Residence Card applications, retention applications, or review requests were unlawfully refused had those decisions quashed by the High Court.
4. Visa Refusals
- Clients who experienced delays in long-stay or short-stay visa decisions successfully had their applications finalised through judicial review.
- Judicial review also led to unlawful visa appeal refusals being overturned by the High Court.
5. International Protection Refusals
- Clients facing excessive delays in their international protection applications successfully had their cases resolved through judicial review.
- Those whose international protection applications were unlawfully refused had their refusals overturned by the High Court.
6. Employment Permit Refusals
- Many clients whose employment permit applications were unlawfully refused successfully had those refusals quashed through judicial review.