RE RAGUSANTE RODRIGO JR CAC
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal accordingly.
Source: [2025] HKCA 30, Court of Appeal, decided 2 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RE RAGUSANTE RODRIGO JR CAC [2025] HKCA 30 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim, following Ragusante Rodrigo Jr. CAC v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1546. The appeal engaged the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, and the Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.' The decision was later referenced in RE RAGUSANTE RODRIGO JR. CAC [2025] HKCA 291.
Summary
Ragusante Rodrigo Jr Cac, a Filipino national who entered Hong Kong as a domestic helper in 2010, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of his non-refoulement claim based on alleged threats from a political figure. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in RE RAGUSANTE RODRIGO JR CAC [2025] HKCA 30?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in RE RAGUSANTE RODRIGO JR CAC [2025] HKCA 30, following Ragusante Rodrigo Jr. CAC v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1546; the decision was later referenced in RE RAGUSANTE RODRIGO JR. CAC [2025] HKCA 291.
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