PHAM THI LAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2025] HKCA 1056 Court of Appeal 28 November 2025 • CAMP135/2025 • 5 min read
4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign)

Outcome

Application dismissed

the Summons is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Source: [2025] HKCA 1056, Court of Appeal, decided 28 November 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (3)

Case Significance

PHAM THI LAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2025] HKCA 1056 was a summons decided under the Rules of the High Court. The Court of Appeal held that "the Summons is dismissed with no order as to costs," following the first-instance decision in PHAM THI LAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2025] HKCFI 1585.

Summary

Vietnamese national Pham Thi Lan applied for extension of time to appeal against the dismissal of her application for leave to apply for judicial review of her non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal considered the applicant's grounds including alleged procedural unfairness and failure to consider her claims. The application was dismissed with no order as to costs.

What was the outcome in Pham Thi Lan v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 1056?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the summons with no order as to costs, holding that "the Summons is dismissed with no order as to costs," and upholding the first-instance decision in PHAM THI LAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [2025] HKCFI 1585.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2019] HKCA 702 [2025] HKCFI 1585

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 1056)