16 Jul 2024
The applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) HKCFAO and no basis under the 'or otherwise' limb existed; accordingly the statutory prerequisites for granting leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal were not met and the notice of motion was dismissed.
13 May 2024
Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under section 22(1)(b) HKCFAO and failed to demonstrate error of law or procedural unfairness in the decisions below; the 'or otherwise' limb was not satisfied.
8 May 2024
The Court dismissed the application to extend time because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) HKCFAO and his grounds did not demonstrate sufficient merit to justify exercising the discretion under s24(5) to extend time; therefore the notice of motion was dismissed.
23 Mar 2023
Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance required by s22(1)(b) HKCFAO and no alternative basis under the 'or otherwise' limb was shown; therefore statutory requirements for granting leave were not met.
21 Mar 2023
The notice of motion for leave to appeal was dismissed because it was filed out of time without any adequate or supported explanation for the delay and the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) HKCFAO, so leave could not be granted.
23 Feb 2023
The Notice of Motion for leave to appeal was dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance as required by s22(1)(b) HKCFAO and there was no basis under the 'or otherwise' limb; the intended appeal had no merit.
14 Nov 2022
The Court refused to extend time because the applicant failed to adequately explain the delay and, critically, the intended appeal had no prospect of success as it did not raise any question of great and general public importance and the grounds advanced were not viable; therefore extension would be futile under the court’s discretionary power pursuant to HKCFAO ss24 and 22(1)(b).
30 Sept 2022
Application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the applicant failed to identify a question of great general or public importance as required by section 22(1)(b) HKCFAO, did not put forward viable grounds or written submissions, and no alternative basis under the 'or otherwise' limb was shown; statutory requirements for leave were not met.
4 Mar 2021
The notice of motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal is dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) HKCFAO and there is no basis under the 'or otherwise' limb; allegations about psychological stress and lack of reasons do not meet the threshold for leave.
26 Feb 2021
The applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under section 22(1)(b) HKCFAO and no basis was shown under the 'or otherwise' limb; accordingly leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused.