Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Covid-19 court closures

Legal area

Court

27 Aug 2020

RE TRAN VAN THANH

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 2072
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL453/2018

Extension of time granted because the applicant's delay, though substantial, was caused by the court registry closure during the COVID-19 General Adjourned Period which prevented filing within the statutory 14-day period; the applicant was unrepresented and required assistance, there was no demonstrated prejudice to respondents, and the established four-factor test supported an extension to allow filing within 14 days of the order.
20 Aug 2020

RE PANNU GURPREET SINGH

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 1964
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1328/2018

The court exercised its discretion to extend time because the five-week delay was satisfactorily explained by detention, the intervening Chinese New Year and the Judiciary's General Adjourned Period due to COVID-19 which likely hindered timely filing, and in light of applicable authorities the appeal could proceed without leave; accordingly the applicant was granted 14 days from the date of the decision to file the notice of appeal.
23 Jun 2020

RE MOHAMMED RONI KHAN

Citation

[2020] HKCA 499
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP187/2019

Time to file was extended because of COVID-19 registry closures and the applicant's litigant-in-person status, but leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) Cap.484 and provided no particulars of errors; statutory requirements for granting leave were therefore not met.

Hong Kong Case Law

RE TRAN VAN THANH

RE PANNU GURPREET SINGH

RE MOHAMMED RONI KHAN