Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Self-represented litigants

Legal area

Court

6 Oct 2025

TEHSEEN YASEEN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation

[2025] HKCA 903
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP61/2025

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant did not identify any error in the Court of Appeal's decision nor any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, and there was no basis under the 'or otherwise' limb to grant leave; accordingly the notice of motion was dismissed.
18 Jul 2025

RE GOPAL

Citation

[2025] HKCA 644
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV332/2024

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) Cap 484, raised no reasonably arguable ground or error in the Court of Appeal's judgment, and advanced only general assertions without particulars; there was no basis under the 'otherwise' limb for granting leave.
7 Mar 2023

RE MARMA PAICHING

Citation

[2023] HKCA 287
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV356/2021

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) HKCFAO and there was no basis to grant leave under the alternative 'or otherwise' limb; the applicant's complaints had already been addressed in the Court's earlier judgment.
8 Feb 2021

黃衞中對陳純妮及另三人

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 337
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA851/2013

The Court issued case management directions and deadlines requiring all parties to file and exchange document lists and witness statements by specified dates, and ruled that only disclosed documents and filed witness statements may be relied on at trial; failure to comply would jeopardize use of evidence and extensions would not be granted absent special reasons.
13 Dec 2019

YEUNG KA WAI 對 INTERNATIONAL TRADEMART CO LTD

Citation

[2019] HKCFI 3038
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCSA40/2019

Because the s.28 application named only Yeung, HRAE had not validly applied for permission to appeal; the court adjourned the leave hearing and permitted HRAE the opportunity to apply to the Judicial Officer for an extension of time and, if granted, to submit a permission application to be heard at the adjourned hearing; costs were reserved.

Hong Kong Case Law

TEHSEEN YASEEN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

RE GOPAL

RE MARMA PAICHING

黃衞中 對 陳純妮及另三人

YEUNG KA WAI 對 INTERNATIONAL TRADEMART CO LTD

黃衞中對陳純妮及另三人