RE FRANCISCO CREAMLYN RIVAS

[2026] HKCA 1087 Court of Appeal 29 June 2026 • CACV364/2026 • 7 min read
10 cases cited (0 HK, 10 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 1087, Court of Appeal, decided 29 June 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE FRANCISCO CREAMLYN RIVAS [2026] HKCA 1087 is a Court of Appeal judgment dated 29 June 2026 concerning an appeal from Francisco Creamlyn Rivas v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 1706. The court's disposition states: "we dismiss the appeal." The judgment cites earlier Court of Appeal authority, including [2018] HKCA 524, [2018] HKCA 714, [2019] HKCA 50, [2019] HKCA 1022, [2018] HKCA 14, [2018] HKCA 15, [2018] HKCA 17 and [2018] HKCA 549, together with (2002) 5 HKCFAR 356.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Francisco Creamlyn Rivas ([2026] HKCA 1087)?

In Re Francisco Creamlyn Rivas [2026] HKCA 1087, the Court of Appeal held: "we dismiss the appeal," in a matter that arose from the Court of First Instance decision in Francisco Creamlyn Rivas v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 1706.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (10)

HK (10)
(2002) 5 HKCFAR 356 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 15 [2018] HKCA 17 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 549 [2018] HKCA 714 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2019] HKCA 50 [2026] HKCFI 1706

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 1087)