RE EMELITA ARISTA
Outcome
Leave to appeal refusedleave for judicial review was refused.
Source: [2025] HKCA 552, Court of Appeal, decided 16 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Judges (2)
Parties (1)
Case Significance
Re Emelita Arista [2025] HKCA 552 concerned an application raised under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, the Immigration Ordinance, and the Rules of the High Court. The Court of Appeal referred to a number of earlier decisions, including [2023] HKCFI 201, [2018] HKCA 246, [2018] HKCA 328, [2018] HKCA 400, [2018] HKCA 524, [2023] HKCFI 1576, [2016] 2 HKC 393, and [2013] 1 HKC 526, before holding that "leave for judicial review was refused."
Summary
Non-refoulement judicial review appeal heard by the Court of Appeal. The applicant challenged the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision. The appeal was dismissed.
What was the outcome in Re Emelita Arista [2025] HKCA 552?
The Court of Appeal held that "leave for judicial review was refused," in an application concerning the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, the Immigration Ordinance, and the Rules of the High Court.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 552)