SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CENTRAL AUTHORITY DESIGNATED UNDER THE CHILD ABDUCTION AND CUSTODY ORDINANCE, CAP. 512) V. C AND ANOTHER

[2024] HKCFI 2821 Court of First Instance 16 October 2024 • HCMP1686/2024 • 40 min read
7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

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Case Significance

Secretary for Justice (in his capacity as the Central Authority designated under the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance, Cap. 512) v. C and Another [2024] HKCFI 2821 was heard before the Court of First Instance on 16 October 2024. The application was brought by the Secretary for Justice acting as the Central Authority under the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance, Cap. 512; no outcome or summary is recorded in the case brief. The matter was subsequently cited in J v. Q and Another (and 1 other) [2025] HKCFI 1730, in a further Central Authority application, Secretary for Justice (in his capacity as the Central Authority designated under the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance, Cap. 512) v. SK and Another [2025] HKCFI 6345, and in D v. L [2026] HKCFI 402.

What ordinance is engaged in Secretary for Justice v. C and Another [2024] HKCFI 2821?

The application in Secretary for Justice (in his capacity as the Central Authority designated under the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance, Cap. 512) v. C and Another [2024] HKCFI 2821 was brought under the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance, Cap. 512, before the Court of First Instance on 16 October 2024.

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Cases Cited (7)

UK (4)
[2005] EWHC 588 [2007] 1 AC 619 [2008] 1 AC 1288 [2012] 2 AC 257
HK (3)
[2015] 4 HKLRD 798 [2017] HKFLR 392 [2019] HKCFI 2521

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