Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Interested parties

Legal area

Court

13 Jun 2025

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

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 2317
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL627/2020

The applicant failed to provide any arguable grounds in support of the leave application and the court, having reviewed the Board's Decision, found no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality; accordingly leave was refused and Form 86 was ordered amended to name the Director of Immigration as the putative interested party.
20 Mar 2024

LAM POON SHING v. 陳露怡 [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 577
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL262/2024

The court granted leave to apply for judicial review and issued procedural directions: the order granting leave and any directions must be served within 14 days; the originating summons must be issued and served within 14 days; parties must supply affidavits proposed to be used at the hearing. The court referred to the reasons of Mr Justice Coleman dated 25 March 2024.
15 Sept 2023

CHINA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (IN LIQUIDATION) AND OTHERS v. WU XIAODONG AND OTHERS

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 2350
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA3391/2016

The Joinder Summons was dismissed because the applicant failed to identify the precise common issues to be determined and did not show that joinder was just and convenient; joinder would cause inevitable delay, increased costs and prejudice to the Plaintiffs and the banks, and the banks did not seek joinder, so the court exercised its discretion against joinder.
30 Nov 2015

YU HUNG HSUA JULIE v. THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Citation

YU HUNG HSUA JULIE v. THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL47/2015

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the application was brought out of time, the substantive dispute had been overtaken by events (degrees conferred and transcripts issued), interested parties had not been joined, the applicant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances warranting the court's exercise of discretion, and there was no legal basis to compel intervention by the Dean or Vice‑Chancellor.

Hong Kong Case Law

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

LAM POON SHING v. 陳露怡 [Decision on Leave Application]

CHINA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (IN LIQUIDATION) AND OTHERS v. WU XIAODONG AND OTHERS

YU HUNG HSUA JULIE v. THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG