25 Mar 2026
Because the applicant validly applied to withdraw the leave application, there was no evidence of compulsion and no outstanding issue in the action, the appropriate disposal was dismissal of the application for leave to apply for judicial review.
4 Nov 2025
Where an applicant voluntarily withdraws a leave application and there is nothing outstanding in the action, the correct order is to dismiss the application rather than leave the action at large.
4 Mar 2025
Because the applicant validly filed a Notice of Discontinuance and there was no evidence of coercion or any outstanding matter, the Court properly acceded to the withdrawal and dismissed the application for leave to apply for judicial review, in line with the authority in Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.
3 Dec 2024
The application for leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed because the applicant voluntarily withdrew the application and there was no outstanding matter, making dismissal the correct disposition under established authority.
17 Sept 2024
Leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed because the applicant validly withdrew the application, there was no evidence the withdrawal was not voluntary, and no outstanding matter remained to be determined.
25 Jul 2024
Because the applicant voluntarily applied to withdraw her application for leave, there was nothing outstanding in the action and, applying the Court of Appeal authority in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi, the appropriate disposal was to dismiss the leave application rather than leave the action at large.