Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Judicial review scope and standard

Legal area

Court

21 Apr 2026

MUYINGO PETER v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 2210
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL780/2021

Leave refused because the Applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's and Board's decisions; adverse credibility findings and the availability of internal relocation were adequately supported by evidence and lawful reasoning, so judicial review was not warranted.
22 Oct 2025

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

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 4829
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1082/2025

Leave refused because the applicant failed to identify any arguable ground of judicial review or demonstrate a realistic prospect of success; the Board's findings that the claim was unsubstantiated and that state protection and internal relocation were available were within its fact-finding remit and not vitiated by error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality.
3 Apr 2024

NGUYEN BUI LE v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 964
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1180/2021

Leave was refused because the Director and the Board lawfully and reasonably assessed that the applicant faced only a localized, low risk arising from a private monetary dispute; credibility findings were sustainable; state protection and internal relocation were reasonably available; no legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness was identified and there was therefore no reasonably arguable ground for judicial review.
25 Oct 2022

VALDEZ JEYSON BALDO v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 3204
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL621/2019

Leave was refused because the Applicant failed to identify any arguable legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's or Board's decisions; the Board properly refused late filing as the delay was substantial and unjustified; the factual findings that the risk was private, localized and that internal relocation and state protection were available were open to the primary decision-makers and did not merit judicial intervention.
5 Jul 2021

DITTA ALLAH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 1918
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1948/2020

Leave refused because the Applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's or Board's decisions; the Board's adverse credibility finding and conclusion that state protection and internal relocation made return safe were properly reasoned evaluations of risk that are not susceptible to judicial review absent legal error, so no prospect of success in a judicial review application existed.
13 Jun 2019

MAMAN SANI ISSAKA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2019] HKCFI 1519
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL396/2018

Leave refused because the applicant failed to identify any arguable legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Board's decision; the Board conducted detailed questioning, made justified adverse credibility findings and relied on COI showing low risk and available protection/internal relocation; Director's decision was superseded by the Board and thus not reviewable; no realistic prospect of success demonstrated.

Hong Kong Case Law

MUYINGO PETER v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

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

NGUYEN BUI LE v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

VALDEZ JEYSON BALDO v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

DITTA ALLAH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

MAMAN SANI ISSAKA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]