WISE PEARL LTD V. THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

[2025] HKCA 596 Court of Appeal 29 September 2025 • CAMP34/2024 • 39 min read
13 cases cited (0 HK, 13 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal dismissed

leave to appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 596, Court of Appeal, decided 29 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Counsel (4)

Parties (2)

Case Significance

This is a Court of Appeal decision on an application for leave to appeal in Wise Pearl Ltd v. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2025] HKCA 596, arising under the Inland Revenue Ordinance. The proceeding followed the earlier decision in Wise Pearl Ltd v. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2024] HKCFI 439. The Court of Appeal held that "leave to appeal is dismissed."

Summary

Non-refoulement judicial review appeal in the Court of Appeal. The applicant, acting in person, appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review. The appeal was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Wise Pearl Ltd v. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2025] HKCA 596?

The Court of Appeal held that "leave to appeal is dismissed," refusing to allow the tax dispute arising under the Inland Revenue Ordinance to proceed further, following the earlier ruling in Wise Pearl Ltd v. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2024] HKCFI 439.

What was the procedural history behind Wise Pearl Ltd v. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2025] HKCA 596?

The Court of Appeal's dismissal of leave to appeal followed the earlier decision in Wise Pearl Ltd v. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2024] HKCFI 439, arising under the Inland Revenue Ordinance, with the Court of Appeal ultimately holding that "leave to appeal is dismissed."

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (13)

UK (4)
[1963] AC 1 [1974] 1 WLR 1594 [1991] 1 AC 306 [2003] 2 AC 430
HK (9)
(2004) 7 HKCFAR 275 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 417 [1997] HKLRD 173 [2001] 2 HKLRD 275 [2010] 5 HKLRD 378 [2013] 5 HKC 106 [2017] 5 HKLRD 398 [2018] 2 HKLRD 146 [2024] HKCFI 439

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 596)