RE FAEEM AHMAD

[2026] HKCA 140 Court of Appeal 23 February 2026 • CACV1199/2025 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2026] HKCA 140, Court of Appeal, decided 23 February 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Faeem Ahmad [2026] HKCA 140 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 23 February 2026 arising from a non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal considered the Court of First Instance ruling in Faeem Ahmad v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCFI 5850, together with its own earlier decisions in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022, before holding: 'the appeal is dismissed.'

Summary

A Pakistani national appealed against the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The applicant was not represented and did not appear. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by paper disposal, finding the applicant failed to identify any error in the judge's decision.

What was the outcome in Re Faeem Ahmad [2026] HKCA 140?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on 23 February 2026, holding 'the appeal is dismissed.' The ruling followed the Court of First Instance decision in [2025] HKCFI 5850 and referenced the earlier Court of Appeal authorities in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 5850

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 140)