RE NNAJI CHARLES ANAYO

[2025] HKCA 488 Court of Appeal 4 June 2025 • CACV521/2024 • 10 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2025] HKCA 488, Court of Appeal, decided 4 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Barma Coram Lisa Wong Coram

Parties (1)

Nnaji Charles Anayo Applicant

Case Significance

Re Nnaji Charles Anayo [2025] HKCA 488 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim argued under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance. The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' following the Court of First Instance's judgment in Nnaji Charles Anayo v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 3244. The matter was later cited in a further Court of Appeal decision also styled Re Nnaji Charles Anayo [2026] HKCA 1197.

Summary

Nigerian applicant Nnaji Charles Anayo appealed against the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. The CFI (Deputy High Court Judge Bruno Chan) had refused leave. The Court of Appeal (Barma JA and Lisa Wong J) dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal rule in Re Nnaji Charles Anayo [2025] HKCA 488?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding 'we dismiss the appeal.' The non-refoulement claim had earlier been considered under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, in the Court of First Instance judgment Nnaji Charles Anayo v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 3244.

Did later proceedings cite Re Nnaji Charles Anayo [2025] HKCA 488?

Yes. The case was cited by a subsequent Court of Appeal decision bearing the same case name, Re Nnaji Charles Anayo [2026] HKCA 1197, showing the non-refoulement matter returned to the Court of Appeal in a further appeal.