[2025] HKCA 762, CD V. HX - Judgment, Outcome & Holding

Practice Areas

Judges (3)

Counsel (5)

Chaine Chow & Barbara Hung Firm Wong, Hui & Co Firm Anita Yip Counsel Respondent Ian Chau Counsel Applicant Lily Yu Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Cd Applicant Hx Respondent

Summary

CD (Father) and HX (Mother) were involved in a Hague Convention child abduction case concerning a nine-year-old boy and five-year-old girl. The Mother appealed against the order for the return of the children, raising defences under Articles 12, 13(a) and 13(b) of the Convention. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the judge had properly considered and rejected the defences.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (3)

[2012] 1 AC 144 [2012] 2 AC 257 [2016] 4 WLR 92

HK (7)

[2015] 4 HKLRD 798 [2018] HKFC 75 [2021] HKCA 1267 [2021] HKCA 282 [2024] 5 HKLRD 658 [2025] HKCFI 3143 [2025] HKCFI 3509

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 805

CD V. HX

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 1 later judgment. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCA 805 Court of Appeal

1 September 2025