Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

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Hkboro article 2

Legal area

Court

13 Jun 2025

MAZHER ADNAN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 2318
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL615/2020

The applicant failed to particularize any arguable errors of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's decision; the Board's decision was comprehensive, adequately reasoned and met the applicable standards, therefore the intended judicial review challenge was not reasonably arguable and leave is refused.
15 May 2020

SUDUHAKURALAGE CHAMINDA SRIYAKANTHA SENARATH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 832
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL764/2017

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable ground of illegality, procedural unfairness or irrationality; the Adjudicator conducted a fair rehearing, appropriately weighed credible evidence, permissibly found the applicant's account riddled with inconsistencies and potential forgeries undermining credibility, and there was no realistic prospect of success on judicial review.
24 Apr 2019

GALIZA GOMER DADIS v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2019] HKCFI 487
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL100/2018

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant failed to identify any arguable legal or procedural error; the Adjudicator conducted a proper rehearing, made credibility findings open on the facts and there was no realistic prospect of success for judicial review; the Director's decision is not reviewable after the TCAB rehearing.
29 Nov 2018

SATISH KUMAR AND OTHERS v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2018] HKCFI 2148
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL884/2017

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicants failed to present any reasonably arguable grounds of unlawfulness, unreasonableness or procedural unfairness; the Director and Adjudicator considered the evidence, made open and reasonable findings (including adverse credibility findings), treated the dispute as a private property matter with no state involvement, and properly concluded internal relocation was viable.

Hong Kong Case Law

MAZHER ADNAN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

SUDUHAKURALAGE CHAMINDA SRIYAKANTHA SENARATH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

GALIZA GOMER DADIS v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

SATISH KUMAR AND OTHERS v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]