Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Reopening proceedings

Legal area

Court

24 Feb 2026

CHOW WING YEE 對 CHENG FAN NING

Citation

[2026] HKDC 309
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ4294/2020

The Tomlin order stayed all substantive proceedings except for enforcement of its schedule; the defendant had no entitlement to reopen the original proceedings while the Tomlin order remained in force, the hearing officer correctly refused to reopen, the jointly appointed expert maintained his opinion and the subsequent order requiring the defendant to pay HKD50,000 and costs was correctly made; the late appeal was not permitted and had no prospect of success.
23 Nov 2022

YAN ROY PROPERTIES LTD 對方紹良

Citation

[2022] HKLdT 64
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDPD1187/2022

The 15 June 2022 termination notice, properly posted, was valid for a monthly periodic tenancy and produced an effective termination date of 30 September 2022; the later 18 August 2022 notice could not revoke the earlier valid notice; the respondent's out‑of‑time leave application, though accepted for consideration, had no arguable legal error nor reasonable prospect of success and no other reason in the interests of justice to justify granting leave, therefore leave was refused; rule 24 does not apply to reopen these proceedings.
6 Apr 2022

黎乐忠對入境事務處處長

Citation

[2022] HKCA 483
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV457/2020

The applicant's entries were consistently on visitor permissions which lapsed on departure under s11(10) of the Immigration Ordinance; therefore he did not have lawful continuous ordinary residence for seven years required by Basic Law Art 24(2) and Schedule 1 para 2(b). The judicial review was premature because statutory remedies remained available; the appeal therefore failed.
2 Jan 2002

HKSAR v. TAM TSZ KWAN

Citation

HKSAR v. TAM TSZ KWAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC278/2001

Leave to appeal was granted because there was a plausible contention that the exhibits officer could have given evidence material to the admissibility of the applicant's statements and possible reference to threats by an unidentified police officer; the court required a transcript and inquiries to clarify the record before the appeal proceeds.

Hong Kong Case Law

CHOW WING YEE 對 CHENG FAN NING

YAN ROY PROPERTIES LTD 對 方紹良

黎乐忠 對 入境事務處處長

HKSAR v. TAM TSZ KWAN

YAN ROY PROPERTIES LTD 對方紹良

黎乐忠對入境事務處處長