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The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal as misconceived because the High Court had already granted leave to apply for judicial review.
The court refused to extend time for an appeal against refusal of leave to seek judicial review, finding no proper excuse for delay and no arguable case.
The Court of First Instance dismissed judicial review over the BAT’s handling of a stay request, holding the refusal was not an appealable decision and no tribunal jurisdiction arose.
The Court of First Instance refused an extension of time to appeal against the refusal of leave for judicial review, finding no arguable public law ground and no basis for a hopeless appeal.
The statutory wording of s20(1) Housing Ordinance confines the right to appeal to the tenant or an authorised occupier; the applicant was neither, so she lacked the statutory right to appeal. The lower court's refusal was correct; appeal dismissed and costs awarded.
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The High Court refused to extend time to appeal because the applicant showed no grounds and the intended appeal had no realistic prospect of success.
The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, finding no issue of great general or public importance and no merit in the procedural complaints.
The court refused to extend time for an out-of-time appeal. The applicant gave no corroborated reason for the delay, no arguable grounds, and did not attend.
The application for leave to apply for judicial review is refused because the applicant impermissibly sought to re‑open matters properly dealt with by the appeal process and failed to show illegality, irrationality or procedural unfairness; the claims lacked reasonable arguability and realistic prospects of success, and the Labour Tribunal Ordinance and authority preclude judicial review of the High Court's refusal of leave.
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The court dismissed applications to stay execution of possession and money orders, finding Order 45 rule 11 inapplicable and no arguable appeal under Order 59 rule 13.
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