Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Absence from hearing

Legal area

Court

19 Nov 2025

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

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5612
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1974/2020

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the decisions alleged to be subject to review were non-existent, the applicant failed to produce or identify any supporting decision or documents despite opportunity, the claim was not reasonably arguable and there was no decision for the court to scrutinize under the scope of judicial review.
10 Apr 2024

香港特別行政區訴梁炳強

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1213
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA23/2022

The appeal was dismissed because hearing notices had been sent and were effectively served, the appellant was absent without justification or contact, the appeal lacked any arguable principled error or manifestly excessive sentence, and the case should not be further delayed.
12 Jan 2024

律政司司長訴華德剛

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 52
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCB1174/2023

The application to set aside the bankruptcy order was dismissed because the debtor failed to provide a reasonable and credible explanation for his absence and failed to comply with the court's direction to file detailed medical evidence; the debt was properly assessed under Limitation Ordinance s.4(4); and even if set aside the court concluded the bankruptcy order would inevitably be made again, so discretion to annul was refused.
20 Nov 2014

LEUNG KWAI LING AND ANOTHER v. MA HO FAI AND ANOTHER

Citation

LEUNG KWAI LING AND ANOTHER v. MA HO FAI AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1225/2013

The application was dismissed because the plaintiffs had already lodged an appeal which removed the court's jurisdiction to entertain the application in respect of the perfected order; O 32 r 5(3) did not permit rehearing and O 32 r 5(4) could not be used to restore the defendants' summons; additionally, the applicant failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for his absence, so the application had no merit.
20 Feb 2008

CHOY BING WING v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HKSAR, CHINA AND OTHERS

Citation

CHOY BING WING v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HKSAR, CHINA AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2351/2005

The appeal is dismissed because the allocatur for taxed costs had been issued, the appellant voluntarily left the hearing so the master properly proceeded and made the charging order absolute, and there was no basis to revisit Lam J's regular judgment; costs follow the event and defendants' costs were summarily assessed at HKD 9,000 to be added to the sum secured.

Hong Kong Case Law

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

香港特別行政區 訴 梁炳強

律政司司長 訴 華德剛

LEUNG KWAI LING AND ANOTHER v. MA HO FAI AND ANOTHER

CHOY BING WING v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HKSAR, CHINA AND OTHERS

香港特別行政區訴梁炳強

律政司司長訴華德剛