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Immigration

RE NIAZ SHAH

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in a non-refoulement claim, finding no question of public importance or prospect of success.

  • Non-refoulement protection
  • Leave to appeal
  • Prospects of success
  • Great general or public importance
  • Non-refoulement
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Immigration law

Re Rajwinder Singh

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in Rajwinder Singh’s non-refoulement case, finding no public importance or prospect of success.

  • Non-refoulement protection
  • Leave to appeal
  • Court of final appeal
  • Prospects of success
  • Public importance test
  • Non-refoulement
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Immigration

Re Onwuegbuchu Patrickben Azubuike

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in a non-refoulement matter, finding no public importance or prospects of success.

  • Non-refoulement protection
  • Leave to appeal
  • Judicial review
  • Country of origin information
  • Internal relocation
  • Prospects of success
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Civil procedure

IN THE ESTATE of Madam Yang Foo-Oi (楊福娥), also known as Chen Yang Foo Oi (陳楊福娥), Yang Foo Ho (楊福和) and Chen Yang Foo Ho (陳楊福和) v Angela Chen and Wai Wai Chen

The Court of Appeal allowed the defendant’s applications to extend time for leave-to-appeal steps, preferring an informed decision after reasons were handed down.

  • Extension of time
  • Leave to appeal
  • Notice of motion
  • Notice of intended application
  • Costs reserved
  • Extension-of-time
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Administrative law [2026] HKCFI 2814

SAFITRI KURNIA SARI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

The court refused an extension of time to appeal a refusal of leave for judicial review, finding the delay unexplained and no arguable ground for success.

  • Extension of time
  • Leave to appeal
  • Judicial review
  • Torture claims
  • Prospect of success test
  • Extension-of-time
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Landlord and tenant [2026] HKCFI 2834

張莉 對 KO KA YUE

Leave to appeal was granted in part because the applicant demonstrated arguable errors of law or principle in the Tribunal's handling of specific items (items 5,6,8,12) regarding whether the tenant could discharge repair obligations by the least onerous method and in the assessment of repair duration and rent loss (items 14 and 15) including responsibility for rent during key transit; all other factual findings were not shown to be plainly wrong and leave was refused for those items; costs to follow the appeal outcome.

  • Deposit forfeiture
  • Repair and dilapidations
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Leave to appeal
  • Rent arrears
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Personal injury [2026] HKCA 971

陳壽祥 對 CHI WO CONTRACTORS LTD 及另一人

The fresh evidence applications were refused because most documents were not genuinely new or lacked independent value and did not satisfy Ladd v Marshall; the new materials could not overturn the trial judge's credibility and factual findings which were supported by evidence; consequently there was no reasonable prospect of success on appeal and leave to appeal was refused; applications for stay and admission of fresh evidence denied and costs awarded to respondents.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Admission of fresh evidence (ladd v marshall)
  • Appellate standard of review
  • Credibility findings
  • Costs order
  • Stay of execution
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Administrative law [2026] HKCA 950

RE MOHAMMED ABDUL JALIL

The Court of Appeal dismissed an in-person applicant’s motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, finding no question of great general or public importance.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Judicial review leave
  • Non-refoulement
  • Procedural fairness
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Civil procedure [2026] HKDC 781

KWOK MAY FA v. MORE INSURANCE BROKER CO LTD AND OTHERS

The District Court dismissed two plaintiffs’ applications for leave to appeal, holding there was no arguable case of reasonable prospects of success, while continuing a Mareva injunction interimlys.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Mareva injunction
  • Proprietary injunction
  • Risk of dissipation
  • Costs
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Civil procedure [2026] HKDC 781

KWOK LAI SHEUNG v. MORE INSURANCE BROKER CO LTD AND OTHERS

The District Court dismissed two plaintiffs’ applications for leave to appeal, holding there was no reasonable prospect of success and that the Mareva injunction issues were wrongly framed.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Proprietary injunction
  • Leave to appeal
  • Risk of dissipation
  • Standard of review on discretionary decisions
  • Leave-to-appeal
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