Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Paper disposal

Legal area

Court

10 Mar 2026

陳祺豐對行政長官李家超及另三人

Citation

[2026] HKCA 390
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV544/2025

The applicant filed an invalid out-of-time appeal and failed to comply with mandatory procedural rules requiring any extension application to be made first to the originating court (the High Court (CFI)); his allegations against judicial officers were without foundation; the purported decision was not a substantive decision amenable to judicial review; the appeal had no real prospect of success; consequently the appeal notice and all related summonses were dismissed and paper disposal was appropriate.
30 Jan 2026

AHS DEVICE HONGKONG LTD v. VT ZERO LTD

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 642
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA197/2022

Defendant is a real attacker launching an independent counterclaim; credible unrefuted evidence indicates a real risk the defendant cannot satisfy an adverse costs order; no oppressive conduct or unexplained delay sufficient to defeat the application; exercise of discretion favours ordering security up to a proportionate sum of HK$1,000,000 to be paid into court pending trial.
8 Aug 2023

RE BALLESTEROS SHIRLEY MAGLALANG

Citation

[2023] HKCA 939
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV125/2023

The notice of motion was dismissed because the applicant did not identify any specific or arguable error meeting the s22(1)(b) threshold of great general or public importance (or otherwise), and therefore leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused.
10 Feb 2023

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL

Citation

[2023] HKFC 31
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMP67/2010

The court refused to consider the father's late Form E filed in defiance of an unless order, found no legitimate grounds of opposition sufficient to defeat the mother's variation summons, and varied the child's maintenance from HK$13,726 to HK$35,726 per month effective 1/9/2022 (incorporating a HK$22,000 monthly rental top-up) while leaving the mother's carer's allowance at HK$10,000; costs were awarded to the mother for the father's procedural default.
30 Jun 2022

RE SITI RODIYAH

Citation

[2022] HKCA 977
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV430/2021

The court refused leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal because the statutory threshold in s22(1)(b) was not met and upheld the Registrar's direction that the application be determined on paper.
30 Jun 2022

RE AKTER NARGIS

Citation

[2022] HKCA 979
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV390/2021

The court refused leave to appeal because the applicant failed to meet the statutory criteria in s.22(1)(b): she did not raise any issue of great, general or public importance and did not show any basis to grant leave under the alternative limb, therefore the notice of motion was dismissed.
29 Jun 2022

RE ALI MUHAMMAD

Citation

[2022] HKCA 965
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV160/2021

Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused and the appeal dismissed because the applicant failed to advance any grounds of judicial review or appeal and the statutory threshold under s22(1)(b) was not satisfied; the notice of motion was properly determined on paper.
29 Jun 2022

RE LISNAWATI AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2022] HKCA 973
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV446/2021

Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused because the applicants did not demonstrate that the questions raised met the statutory threshold of great general or public importance under s 22(1)(b) and their submissions failed to engage the reasons given by the courts below for dismissing the refoulement claim.
21 Apr 2022

RE UDDIN MD NASIR

Citation

[2022] HKCA 495
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP166/2021

The Notice of Motion was dismissed because the applicant provided no satisfactory reason for the delay, no arguable grounds of appeal and identified no question of great general or public importance; accordingly there was no basis to extend time or to grant leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal.
31 Dec 2021

RE NWADOBE CHINATU ELVIS

Citation

[2021] HKCA 2021
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV119/2021

The court refused the application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal because the applicant did not identify any error of law, procedural unfairness or relevant omission by the Judge or the Board and therefore failed to meet the statutory threshold under s22(1)(b); the application was properly determined on paper under the Registrar's direction.