Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Screening and appeals process

Legal area

Court

28 Nov 2025

MEHMOOD ADIL v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5814
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1941/2020

The Applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's or Board's decisions; both bodies reasonably found the risk to be localized and low, state protection and internal relocation in Pakistan available, and therefore there is no prospect of success on judicial review; leave is refused.
22 Oct 2025

LAGMAY RUBILYN CORTEZ alias LAGMAY RUBILYN C. alias CORTEZ RUBILYN alias LAGMAY RUBILYN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 4964
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2071/2023

Leave was refused because the Applicant failed to identify any arguable legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Director's and Board's decisions; the Board lawfully assessed credibility and risk, reasonably concluded threats were private and low risk, available state protection and internal relocation negated non-refoulement, and the Applicant added no particulars or evidence to make a reasonably arguable case.
23 May 2024

AKTER SATHI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1369
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1258/2022

Leave was refused because the applicant failed to identify any arguable legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's and the Board's decisions which had reasonably concluded that the risk was localized, state protection and internal relocation were available, and therefore there was no prospect of success on judicial review; the application was also effectively closed by the applicant's later affirmation that her problem was resolved.
7 Apr 2022

MAHMOOD SAJID v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 998
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL350/2019

The Applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's or Board's decisions; both bodies reasonably assessed the risk as localized, found state protection and internal relocation available, and therefore there was no prospect of success for judicial review leave; leave is refused.
30 Dec 2021

SHAH MAZLOOM v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2269
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1478/2018

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable error of law, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's or the Board's decisions; the Board's adverse credibility finding was supported by the applicant's own admissions and the evidence, and reasonable internal relocation and state protection rendered non-refoulement inappropriate.

Hong Kong Case Law

MEHMOOD ADIL v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

LAGMAY RUBILYN CORTEZ alias LAGMAY RUBILYN C. alias CORTEZ RUBILYN alias LAGMAY RUBILYN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

AKTER SATHI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

MAHMOOD SAJID v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

SHAH MAZLOOM v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]