Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Reasonable prospect of success

Legal area

Court

5 May 2026

韓仁生對黃寶紅

Citation

[2026] HKDC 689
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2822/2023

Leave to appeal refused because the appellant failed to identify any error in the impugned decision, merely repeated previously rejected arguments, and the proposed new evidence failed the Ladd v Marshall test (no demonstration of reasonable efforts to obtain it earlier and no realistic prospect of affecting the outcome); the impugned decision that the claim disclosed no reasonable cause and was malicious/abusive stands, so there is no reasonable prospect of success nor any other reason in the interests of justice to grant leave. The appellant is ordered to pay the respondent's costs of the a…
19 Mar 2026

PHAM THI HUE v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

Citation

[2026] HKCA 350
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP49/2024

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant showed substantial unexplained delay with feeble excuses, failed to file required written submissions, raised only general and irrelevant allegations without particulars, identified no question of great general or public importance under s 22(1)(b), and the intended appeal had no reasonable prospect of success.
31 Mar 2025

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

Citation

[2025] HKCA 256
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV421/2024

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance, failed to identify any error or viable ground in the Court of Appeal judgment, did not file required submissions, and the intended appeal had no reasonable prospect of success; no basis existed under the "or otherwise" limb of s22(1)(b).
10 Feb 2025

浩華發展（香港）有限公司 (formerly known as 添宏有限公司）對 YEUNG KUK LAM 及另一人

Citation

[2025] HKDC 152
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ4394/2020

The applicant failed to identify any error in the judge's decision and therefore did not demonstrate a reasonable prospect of success; accordingly leave to appeal was refused and costs were awarded against the applicant.
20 Dec 2023

SUGIYATI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

Citation

[2023] HKCA 1347
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV212/2023

Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance, failed to demonstrate any error or viable ground of appeal in the Court of Appeal judgment, and the intended appeal had no merits and no reasonable prospect of success, with no basis under the "or otherwise" limb of s 22(1)(b).
25 Jul 2023

楊嬡對耀才證券國際（香港）有限公司

Citation

[2023] HKDC 952
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2467/2022

The applicant failed to demonstrate a reasonable prospect of success or any other reason of justice to justify leave; the applicant did not identify any principled error or misapplication of discretion in the 29/12/22 costs order, therefore leave to appeal is refused and a provisional costs order for the summons is made against the applicant.
16 Jun 2022

RE SRI WAHYUNINGSIH

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 1697
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL71/2019

The application for extension of time was refused because, despite the short delay of three days and an accepted language difficulty, the applicant failed to identify any arguable grounds or particularise any error in the refusal decision; there was therefore no prospect of success and granting an extension would be futile.
26 Jun 2020

RE ALLAH RAKHA

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 1262
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL821/2018

The application for extension of time was dismissed because the applicant failed to provide complete and valid contact details and could not demonstrate a reasonable prospect of success on the intended appeal; therefore extension of time was not justified and the application was dismissed.
24 Jun 2020

RE HAQUE FATAUL ALIAS MASOOD A K M

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 1155
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL635/2018

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any clear error of law or procedural unfairness in the Board's decision, provided no draft grounds or particulars of appeal, and consequently the intended appeal lacked any reasonable prospect of success under s14AA(4); no other interest of justice justified granting leave.
14 Jan 2020

RE DARAMOLA LOUKMAN MOUNIRU

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 58
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL136/2018

Leave to appeal refused because the applicant did not file draft or proposed grounds of appeal nor adduce material demonstrating reasonable prospects of success; without such a showing leave must be refused.