17 Mar 2026
The applicant failed to identify or substantiate any error in the judge's refusal to grant leave; the allegations were bare and without meaningful particulars; no viable grounds were advanced to reverse the order; therefore the appeal is dismissed.
23 Feb 2026
The appeal is dismissed because the leave application was dismissed at the applicant's request and the appellant failed to particularise any arguable error of the Judge or advance viable grounds of appeal; the Court will not retry the merits of the decision-maker's determination.
30 Jan 2026
Short delay notwithstanding, the applicant provided no grounds and the Court correctly found no realistic prospect of success in challenging the Board Decision which was reasoned and free of error; therefore there is no basis to extend time and the application to extend is refused.
30 Jan 2026
Applicant's delay (about one month) lacked a satisfactory explanation and, critically, the intended appeal had no realistic prospect of success because no arguable errors of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality were identified in the Board's or Court's decisions; accordingly the court refused to extend time and dismissed the application.
24 Apr 2024
The application was dismissed because the applicant voluntarily withdrew the leave application and there was nothing outstanding in the action; dismissal was the appropriate disposal in accordance with Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.
6 Feb 2024
Because the applicant voluntarily withdrew the application and there was nothing outstanding in the action, the court dismissed the application for leave to apply for judicial review, following the Court of Appeal's guidance in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471 §19.
3 Jan 2024
Because the applicant voluntarily withdrew his application and there was nothing outstanding, the correct disposition was to dismiss the application rather than leave the action at large, following Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.
5 Sept 2023
Because the applicant on his own motion withdrew the application for leave and there was nothing outstanding in the action, the judge correctly dismissed the application rather than leaving it at large, following Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471.
18 Jul 2023
Because the applicant on her own motion sought to withdraw the leave application and there was nothing outstanding in the action, the appropriate disposal was to dismiss the application rather than to leave the action at large, following Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471; therefore leave was dismissed by Deputy High Court Judge K.W. Lung.
20 Jun 2023
Extension of time was refused because the delay exceeded one year, the applicant failed to show any realistic prospect of success in the intended appeal in light of the Board's adverse credibility findings and unsubstantiated claim, and the Court was satisfied the decision had been sent to the applicant's last known address; the balancing of the statutory factors favoured refusal.