YARANON MA SHEILA ELPA AND ANOTHER V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 128 Court of Appeal 10 March 2026 • CACV166/2025 • 4 min read
4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Source: [2026] HKCA 128, Court of Appeal, decided 10 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (4)

Case Significance

Yaranon Ma Sheila Elpa and Another v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 128 is a Court of Appeal decision in non-refoulement proceedings that followed Yaranon Ma Sheila Elpa and Another v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 742. The Court of Appeal held that 'the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs.'

What was the result of the appeal in Yaranon Ma Sheila Elpa and Another v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 128?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal with no order as to costs, upholding the earlier outcome reached in Yaranon Ma Sheila Elpa and Another v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 742.

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2020] HKCA 971 [2025] HKCFI 742

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 128)