RE GUMIRAN MERLYN LOPEZ
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2026] HKCA 14, Court of Appeal, decided 5 January 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
Re Gumiran Merlyn Lopez [2026] HKCA 14 was an appeal to the Court of Appeal connected to Gumiran Merlyn Lopez v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 3681. The Court of Appeal also referred to Ahmed Ejaz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 2455 and [2018] HKCA 524 before dismissing the appeal, holding: "we dismiss the appeal."
Summary
A Filipino national, Gumiran Merlyn Lopez, appealed against the refusal of leave and extension of time to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision dismissing her non-refoulement claim from 2016. The Court of Appeal (Chu VP and Barma JA) dismissed the appeal, noting the extreme delay of over 8 years and finding no viable grounds.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Gumiran Merlyn Lopez [2026] HKCA 14?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal connected to Gumiran Merlyn Lopez v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 3681, holding "we dismiss the appeal," after referring to Ahmed Ejaz v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCFI 2455 and [2018] HKCA 524.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 14)