RE QUIATCHON JEFREY MEDIAVILLA

[2026] HKCA 573 Court of Appeal 9 April 2026 • CACV362/2024 • 4 min read
7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2026] HKCA 573, Court of Appeal, decided 9 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE QUIATCHON JEFREY MEDIAVILLA [2026] HKCA 573 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 9 April 2026 arising from a non-refoulement claim. The appeal followed the Court of First Instance's dismissal in Quiatchon Jefrey Mediavilla v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 2186, and the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding: 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.'

What was the outcome of RE QUIATCHON JEFREY MEDIAVILLA [2026] HKCA 573?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in RE QUIATCHON JEFREY MEDIAVILLA [2026] HKCA 573, a non-refoulement matter that followed the Court of First Instance's ruling in Quiatchon Jefrey Mediavilla v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 2186, delivered 9 April 2026.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (7)

UK (2)
[1987] 1 AC 514 [1994] 1 AC 531
HK (5)
[2005] 1 HKLRD 289 [2014] 4 HKLRD 277 [2018] HKCA 524 [2022] HKCA 627 [2024] HKCFI 2186

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Judgment

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