Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Scope of review

Legal area

Court

28 Mar 2024

王寬裕 v. MATTEW LEUNG, DEPUTY REGISTRAR, HIGH COURT

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 765
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL305/2024

The application for leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable public law grounds against Master Leung's dismissal of the legal aid appeal; the court's role is limited to reviewing legality, rationality and fairness of the process and it will not act as a further merits appeal or grant legal aid.
2 Nov 2018

RAJARAM RAZEENA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2018] HKCA 795
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP102/2018

Extension of time refused because the applicant's 17‑day delay was unjustified, she did not request a hearing, she had ample prior opportunity to present evidence to the Director and Board, and the intended appeal had no reasonably arguable prospect of success.
22 Jul 2003

JOHN ROBERT GORDON CHENEY v. COLLECTIVE (NOMINEES) LTD

Citation

JOHN ROBERT GORDON CHENEY v. COLLECTIVE (NOMINEES) LTD
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDNT70/2001

The Tribunal dismissed the Applicant's preliminary application: the Amended Summons and the grant of leave to amend were not vulnerable to the Applicant's procedural attack at this preliminary stage; questions about the sufficiency of grounds, scope of review and admissibility of evidence are premature and are to be determined during the substantive review; there was no statutory basis for the Applicant's preliminary application and relitigation of matters already ruled upon amounted to abuse of process.

Hong Kong Case Law

王寬裕 v. MATTEW LEUNG, DEPUTY REGISTRAR, HIGH COURT

RAJARAM RAZEENA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER

JOHN ROBERT GORDON CHENEY v. COLLECTIVE (NOMINEES) LTD