MANEBOY WILLIAM MONTERO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 334 Court of Appeal 7 May 2025 • CACV379/2024 • 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 334, Court of Appeal, decided 7 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Au Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Maneboy William Montero Applicant

Case Significance

Maneboy William Montero v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 334 concerns 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, decided by the Court of Appeal on 7 May 2025. The application followed the same applicant's earlier proceedings before the Court of First Instance, Maneboy William Montero v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2442. The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Summary

Maneboy William Montero, a Filipino national, applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the Court of Appeal's dismissal of his non-refoulement judicial review appeal. The Court found no question of great general or public importance and no prospects of success, and dismissed the notice of motion.

Did the Court of Appeal grant leave to appeal in Maneboy William Montero v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 334?

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 non-refoulement matter, Maneboy William Montero v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 2442.