Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Screening and appeal

Legal area

Court

17 Apr 2026

SHOHIFAH ANIS v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 2114
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1275/2023

Leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed because the Applicant's grounds were bare and without necessary particulars, there was no error of law, procedural unfairness or irrationality in the Director's or Board's decisions, the risk alleged was localized and low intensity with available state protection and reasonable internal relocation, and the Applicant subsequently confirmed she had no problem returning to Indonesia.
30 Mar 2026

ENTIN SUMIATIN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1859
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1340/2023

Leave was dismissed because the applicant's grounds were bare, vague and lacked particulars; the Director and the Board applied the correct legal standards, made fact-based findings that the risk from the husband was low, identified available state protection and reasonable internal relocation, and no legal error or procedural unfairness was shown making judicial review unwarranted.
20 Mar 2026

ANAPEN PHOEBE SHIELA BAYOG v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1554
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL555/2023

The leave application is dismissed because the Applicant's grounds were bare, vague and lacked necessary particulars and legal argument; the Director and the Board made rational findings that the risk was localized and low, state protection and reasonable internal relocation were available, and no legal error or procedural unfairness was demonstrated so there is no arguable prospect of success.
13 Mar 2026

SULATUN PONCOREJO v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1521
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1569/2022

The application for leave was dismissed because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable error of law, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's or the Board's decisions; both decision-makers reasonably found the risk localized, threats lacked real intent, state protection and internal relocation were available, and therefore there were no substantial grounds for non-refoulement protection.
22 Jan 2026

SRIATI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 393
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL292/2023

The leave application was dismissed because the applicant failed to plead arguable grounds with necessary particulars; the Director and the Board applied the correct legal principles and made fact-based credibility and risk assessments that did not reveal legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality; the risk was assessed as low and internal relocation was reasonably available, and the applicant subsequently confirmed no obstacle to returning to Indonesia, demonstrating absence of prospect of success.
6 Aug 2025

HOANG THI THUY v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 3115
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2180/2024

The leave application was dismissed because the Applicant's grounds were bare, vague and lacked necessary particulars to show any arguable legal error, procedural unfairness or irrationality; the Director and Board reasonably found a low risk from a private creditor, availability of state protection and reasonable internal relocation, and the Applicant subsequently affirmed it was safe to return, so there was no prospect of success.
17 Oct 2024

RAJBHANDARI SUKUNDARI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2851
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1246/2021

There was no reasonably arguable legal basis for judicial review because the Director and the Board lawfully and rationally evaluated the evidence, concluded risk was low due to absence of serious past ill‑treatment, availability of state protection and reasonable internal relocation, and the applicant failed to identify error of law, irrationality or procedural unfairness, therefore leave is dismissed.
18 Jun 2024

PASCUAL JACKIE LOU MOMEK alias MOMEK JACKIE LOU alias PASCUAL JACKIE LOU alias PASCUAL JACKIE LOU M. v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1591
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL753/2023

Leave was refused because there was no reasonably arguable error of law, irrationality or procedural unfairness in the Director's and Board's decisions, which properly found low risk, available state protection and reasonable internal relocation, and the applicant had no prospect of success (and later indicated it was safe to return).
4 Jun 2024

GURJIT SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1457
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2016/2020

Leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed because the Applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable legal error, the Director and the Board applied correct legal principles and reached a lawful, rational conclusion that the claimed risk was localized and low, state protection and internal relocation were available, and there was no procedural unfairness; the Applicant also sought to withdraw stating it is safe to return.
9 Nov 2023

SITI NURHAYATI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 2869
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1028/2023

The leave application was dismissed because the applicant's grounds were vague and unparticularised and not reasonably arguable; the Director and Board lawfully concluded there was no real and substantial risk of serious harm, state protection and reasonable internal relocation were available, and no procedural unfairness or legal error was demonstrated; moreover the applicant confirmed no remaining fear of return.