Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Credibility and hearsay assessment

Legal area

Court

9 Dec 2025

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

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5927
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2083/2020

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate any realistic prospect of success: the Board's adverse credibility findings and conclusions that the claim was unsubstantiated, state protection was available and internal relocation was viable were within the Board's fact-finding province and not vitiated by error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality.
12 Nov 2025

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

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5417
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2295/2020

Leave was refused because the Director's earlier decision was superseded and not reviewable after appeal to the Board, and the Board's Decision contained no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality, satisfied the enhanced Wednesbury test, and the Applicant failed to establish any reasonably arguable grounds with realistic prospects of success.