CONTEH ESSA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

CONTEH ESSA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

The application for an extension of time is dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any proposed grounds of appeal and did not attend hearings; even assuming a reasonable explanation for the short (10‑day) delay, there is no prospect of success of the intended appeal and the applicant's want of prosecution justified dismissal.

Citation
[2025] HKCFI 5213
Parties
Applicant: Conteh Essa; Putative Respondent: Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office; Putative Interested Party: Director of Immigration
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
13 November 2025
Case Number
HCAL1261/2020
Procedural Posture
Extension of Time to Appeal Against Refusal of Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Leave to Apply for Judicial Review, Delay and Want of Prosecution, Prospects of Appeal
Source Language
EN
Constitutional and Administrative Law Immigration Law Non‑refoulement Civil Procedure Extension of Time Leave to Apply for Judicial Review Delay and Want of Prosecution Prospects of Appeal

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Parties

Conteh Essa

Applicant

Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

Putative Respondent

Director of Immigration

Putative Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Extension of Time to Appeal Against Refusal of Leave to Apply for Judicial Review / Decision on Application for Extension of Time to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether to grant an extension of time to appeal
  2. 2 Whether the delay is excusable
  3. 3 Whether the proposed appeal has any prospect of success

Ratio Decidendi

The application for an extension of time is dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any proposed grounds of appeal and did not attend hearings; even assuming a reasonable explanation for the short (10‑day) delay, there is no prospect of success of the intended appeal and the applicant's want of prosecution justified dismissal.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The application for extension of time to appeal is dismissed.