Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Interpretation/translation assistance

Legal area

Court

17 Mar 2026

SUKHDEV SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation

[2026] HKCA 445
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV730/2025

The appeal is dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any error in the Judge's refusal to grant leave or show a realistic prospect of success; the Judge gave sufficient reasons; and the absence of ongoing legal or interpretation assistance did not amount to procedural unfairness requiring intervention on judicial review.
29 Dec 2023

KOMALA DEWI BT TARNIPAN SAMIRI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation

[2023] HKCA 1382
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV92/2023

Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any particular mistakes in the Court of Appeal's decision and failed to demonstrate any question of great general or public importance under section 22(1)(b), and there was no basis to grant leave under the 'or otherwise' limb.
15 Nov 2023

RE DENIK WINDARTI

Citation

[2023] HKCA 1257
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP451/2022

Extension of time was refused because the decision was posted to the applicant's last known address and not returned, the applicant offered no reasonable explanation for delay, the intended appeal lacked any arguable error of law or ground of procedural unfairness, and the Board's findings were not irrational, so the appeal was hopeless and extension should not be granted.
19 Apr 2023

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

Citation

[2023] HKCA 525
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP88/2022

The Court refused leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal because the applicant failed to identify any error or unfairness in the Court of Appeal's reasoning and did not demonstrate any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b); consequently there were no reasonably arguable grounds to warrant granting leave or extension of time.
10 Apr 2019

RE HUSSAIN MUHAMMAD ASIF

Citation

[2019] HKCA 408
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP175/2018

The application for extension of time was refused because the applicant provided no reasonable explanation for the substantial delay and the intended appeal had no realistic prospects of success: the alleged defects (lack of representation, lack of language assistance, inadequacy of reasons) did not show prejudice or error of law; new COI grounds could not be raised on appeal; accordingly discretion to extend time was properly refused.
10 Jan 2019

RE MOHAMMED HASIB UDDIN

Citation

[2019] HKCA 25
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV440/2018

Leave to apply for judicial review was properly refused because the Board's adverse credibility findings overtook the Director's decision, the applicant failed to establish any arguable public law ground of unfairness or jurisdictional error, there was no evidential basis that the interpreter mistranslated the NCF or that lack of counsel caused prejudice, and the Board's decision was not Wednesbury unreasonable.

Hong Kong Case Law

SUKHDEV SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

KOMALA DEWI BT TARNIPAN SAMIRI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

RE DENIK WINDARTI

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

RE HUSSAIN MUHAMMAD ASIF

RE MOHAMMED HASIB UDDIN