CALSIYAO JONALYN BAYUBAY V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2025] HKCA 321 Court of Appeal 22 April 2025 • CACV440/2024 • 3 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 321, Court of Appeal, decided 22 April 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Chow Coram Lisa Wong Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board Putative Respondent Calsiyao Jonalyn Bayubay Applicant

Case Significance

Calsiyao Jonalyn Bayubay v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 321 is a Court of Appeal decision of 22 April 2025 on an application under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal. It follows the applicant's earlier proceedings before the Court of First Instance, Calsiyao Jonalyn Bayubay v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 2808. The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Summary

Calsiyao Jonalyn Bayubay, a Filipino national, applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the Court of Appeal's dismissal of her non-refoulement judicial review appeal. The Court found no question of great general or public importance and dismissed the notice of motion.

Did the Court of Appeal grant leave to appeal in Calsiyao Jonalyn Bayubay v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 321?

No. The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed, following the earlier Court of First Instance decision in the same matter, Calsiyao Jonalyn Bayubay v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 2808.