High Court refuses judicial review of the decision refusing a Nigerian national refugee status, on the grounds that the International Protection Appeals Tribunal’s adverse credibility findings were lawful.
Judicial review – asylum and immigration – Nigerian national challenging decision of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal refusing her asylum – applied for a visa in the UK using incorrect date of birth – came to this State – applied for asylum – application and appeal refused – granted leave to bring judicial review - adverse creditability findings – decision must be read as a whole - alleged failure to consider UNHCR guidelines - failure to refer explicitly to UNHCR guidelines is not equivalent to ignoring such guidelines - tribunal member saw and heard her and was best placed to assess whether her account was credible – judicial review refused.