High Court refuses judicial review of the decision of the Minister for Justice refusing on review to grant a Pakistani national permission to reside in State as a dependent family member of her UK citizen brother, on the grounds that the Minister provided clear and cogent reasons for concluding that there was unsatisfactory evidence as to her dependence on her brother.
Judicial review – asylum and immigration – EU law - free movement of persons – Pakistani national challenging the review decision of the Minister for Justice refusing her a residence card – whether she is a permitted family member of her brother, a British national –first application made as a dependent of her sister in law - evidence of dependency – scant evidence - permission to reside refused – second application as a dependent member of her brother – application refused – insufficient evidence of dependence – review unsuccessful – relevant statutory provisions – alleged failure to give reasons/lack of clarity - onus was on the Pakistani national to satisfy the Minister by cogent evidence that was in part documented and could be tested - provided little or no information about her personal or family circumstances - evidence was not sufficient to establish the dependency - Minister provided clear and cogent reasons for the decision on review to confirm the decision not to grant a residence card – judicial review refused.