MUHAMMAD ADNAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 525 Court of Appeal 2 April 2026 • CACV429/2025 • 4 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs.

Source: [2026] HKCA 525, Court of Appeal, decided 2 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

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Parties (3)

Case Significance

The Court of Appeal in Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 525 dismissed the appeal, following the earlier decision in Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 2312. The court's holding stated: 'the appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs.' The decision was subsequently cited in Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 1143.

What was the outcome of the Muhammad Adnan non-refoulement appeal ([2026] HKCA 525)?

In Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 525, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal with no order as to costs, upholding the earlier ruling in Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 2312.

Was the Muhammad Adnan Court of Appeal decision cited in later proceedings ([2026] HKCA 525)?

Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 525 was subsequently referenced in Muhammad Adnan v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 1143, a later Court of Appeal matter involving the same parties.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 2312

Cited By (1)

Citation influence

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 525)