LAGULOS SHEILA SAAVEDRA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2025] HKCA 765 Court of Appeal 1 September 2025 • CACV477/2024 • 3 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 765, Court of Appeal, decided 1 September 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board Putative Respondent Lagulos Sheila Saavedra Applicant

Case Significance

Lagulos Sheila Saavedra v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 765 was an application before the Court of Appeal under s 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, following Lagulos Sheila Saavedra v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 3026 in the Court of First Instance. The Court of Appeal held: "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed."

Summary

Lagulos Sheila Saavedra, a Filipino national, applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal after her non-refoulement appeal was dismissed. The Court found no question of great general or public importance and no reasonable prospect of success. The application was dismissed.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Lagulos Sheila Saavedra v Torture Claims Appeal Board ([2025] HKCA 765)?

In Lagulos Sheila Saavedra v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 765, the Court of Appeal held that "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed," under s 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance.