UMER FAROOQ V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 1095 Court of Appeal 30 June 2026 • CACV931/2025 • 4 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: [2026] HKCA 1095, Court of Appeal, decided 30 June 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Chow Coram K Yeung Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Umer-Farooq Applicant

Case Significance

Umer Farooq v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 1095 is a Court of Appeal decision arising from Umer Farooq v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 4450. The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and dismissed the Notice of Motion.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Umer Farooq v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 1095?

In Umer Farooq v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 1095, the Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and dismissed the Notice of Motion, following the first-instance decision in [2025] HKCFI 4450.