Leave for judicial review of international protection refusal refused due to lack of substantial grounds

The High Court refused an application for leave to apply for judicial review of a decision by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal to affirm a refusal of refugee and subsidiary protection status to a Zimbabwean national. The court found that the applicant failed to raise substantial grounds demonstrating legal error or irrationality in the Tribunal's assessment of his credibility, particularly regarding claims of abduction and torture. The judge determined that the Tribunal's reasoning was adequately explained, grounded in specific factual findings, and that the application was effectively seeking to second-guess credibility findings reserved to the Tribunal. An issue regarding the timeliness of the application was also noted but not decided, as leave was refused in any event.