EJIOBU LAZARUS V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 4365 Court of First Instance 6 October 2025 • HCAL576/2020 • 22 min read

18 cases cited (0 HK, 18 foreign)

Outcome

Application dismissed

I dismiss the application for leave for judicial review and have made the orders set out above.

Source: [2025] HKCFI 4365, Court of First Instance, decided 6 October 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

YW Hew Coram

Parties (5)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Defendant Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Ejiobu Lazarus Applicant Ejiobu Lazarus Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

s 8

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (18)

UK (1)

[1954] 1 WLR 1489

HK (17)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 248 [2014] 6 HKC 1 [2016] 2 HKC 393 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 571 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2019] HKCA 1369 [2020] HKCA 380 [2020] HKCA 911 [2021] HKCA 886 [2021] HKCFI 1194 [2022] HKCA 1321

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCFI 4365)