Tribunal’s failure to address Georgian applicant’s IDP status leads to quashing of protection refusal

The High Court quashed a decision by the international protection appeals body that had rejected an application from an individual from Georgia for international protection and subsidiary protection. The court found that the Tribunal failed to engage properly with a central argument based on the applicant's status as an internally displaced person (IDP) from Abkhazia, particularly regarding whether risks specific to his situation and the reasonableness of internal relocation within Georgia had been adequately assessed. While the respondents argued that the IDP issue was unfounded and that no further consideration was required, the court determined that the statutory process required the applicant's core argument to be explicitly addressed. The case was remitted for fresh consideration before a newly constituted Tribunal, and the applicant was granted an extension of time to bring the challenge due to minimal and excusable delay.