Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Procedural fairness in torture claims

Legal area

Court

19 Jul 2024

RE HERMOZA EMERITO FRANCO

Citation

[2024] HKCA 673
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP298/2022

The notice of motion for leave to appeal out of time was dismissed because the application was out of time with an inadequate explanation for delay and the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) HKCFAO; accordingly the statutory requirements for granting leave and extending time were not met and there was no basis to extend time.
2 May 2023

MOHAMMED MOINUDDIN v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

Citation

[2023] HKCA 621
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV355/2022

The Notice of Motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was dismissed because the application was barred by the existing RPO in that the applicant had not obtained leave from the Court of First Instance; alternatively, on the merits the applicant failed to provide evidential support, failed to show error in the prior decisions, and failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under section 22(1)(b) Cap 484 or any other basis to grant leave.