RE MIJARES JERO OLIVEROS

[2025] HKCA 744 Court of Appeal 15 August 2025 • CAMP52/2024 • 6 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Mijares Jero Oliveros [2025] HKCA 744 was heard by the Court of Appeal on 15 August 2025, engaging section 8 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, the Immigration Ordinance, and the Rules of the High Court. The appeal followed the Court of First Instance decision in Mijares Jero Oliveros v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 611.

The decision was later referred to in a series of non-refoulement judicial review applications before the Court of First Instance, including Emesiani Ebuka Christopher v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 2128, Le Duc Cuong v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 2129, Ali Mamoon v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 2130, and Umair Muhammad v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 2131.

Summary

Mijares Jero Oliveros, a Filipino national, sought a renewed application for extension of time to appeal against the refusal of leave to judicially review the dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The Court found no merit in the intended appeal despite the applicant's supporting affidavit and written submissions. The application was dismissed.

What Court of First Instance decision preceded Re Mijares Jero Oliveros [2025] HKCA 744?

The Court of Appeal in Re Mijares Jero Oliveros [2025] HKCA 744 followed the earlier Court of First Instance ruling in Mijares Jero Oliveros v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 611.