Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Appeal period

Legal area

Court

13 Jun 2025

SITI NURJANAH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 2487
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1114/2023

The application was refused because the delay (two months and nine days against a 14‑day appeal period) was substantial, the applicant failed to provide credible particulars or dates explaining the delay, failed to comply with court directions to file a statement, and the stated grounds of appeal lacked particulars and were not arguable; on those bases the court declined to exercise its discretion to extend time.
17 Apr 2025

方家齊對廖玉玲主席行政上訴委員會

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 1556
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL180/2022

Leave for judicial review was refused on the grounds set out in the earlier judgment; the application for extension of time was denied because, even accepting the applicant's misunderstanding of the rules, he produced no grounds or evidence showing any arguable error or prospects of success, and therefore an extension would not be justified.
27 Aug 2020

RE HUSSAIN ALTAF

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 2073
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1473/2018

Extension of time granted because the delay was only one day, the registry closure during 21-22 July 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic likely prevented timely filing, and the relevant factors (length and reason for delay, prospects of appeal, and prejudice to respondents) justified granting an extension to file within 14 days of the order.
14 Jan 2020

RE KAMARA ALPHA IBRAHIM BUBA

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 55
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL507/2018

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant had an unjustified delay of more than nine months and the grounds advanced were not reasonably arguable; there was no error of law or procedural unfairness and no reasonable prospect of success.
6 Jun 2008

GURDIAL SINGH v. YAT FAI CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

GURDIAL SINGH v. YAT FAI CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO LTD AND OTHERS
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC518/2007

Expiry of the appeal period against the Board's assessment constituted a material change of circumstances because the Board's assessment became binding on the court and substantially reduced the likely quantum; on that basis the court exercised its discretion to refuse the applicant's extension of time and to allow the respondents to withdraw the payments into court.

Hong Kong Case Law

SITI NURJANAH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

方家齊 對 廖玉玲主席行政上訴委員會

RE HUSSAIN ALTAF

RE KAMARA ALPHA IBRAHIM BUBA

GURDIAL SINGH v. YAT FAI CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING CO LTD AND OTHERS

方家齊對廖玉玲主席行政上訴委員會