The Supreme Court has rejected an application by a lawyer whose license has been suspended for 14 months, in which he sought to continue handling work at the Migration Department.
The applicant argued that services related to migration, international protection, and asylum are not equivalent to practicing law. After the suspension, the department informed him that he could no longer submit or process such requests.
He then turned to the Supreme Court, asking for a mandamus order that would require the Migration Ministry authorities to allow him to continue these activities.
The Court held that no clear and distinct demand had been made to the administration for compliance with a specific legal duty, which is a prerequisite for mandamus. It also found that the claims of a “blanket ban” were broad and insufficiently specific.
On that basis, the application was dismissed.
