OMAR OUBELLA V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 762 Court of Appeal 5 May 2026 • CAMP132/2025 • 3 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Source: [2026] HKCA 762, Court of Appeal, decided 5 May 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Au Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Omar Oubella Applicant

Case Significance

Omar Oubella v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 762 is a Court of Appeal decision following the Court of First Instance's earlier rulings in Omar Oubella v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 1379 and Omar Oubella v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 2470. The Court of Appeal held that "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed."

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Omar Oubella v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2026] HKCA 762?

In Omar Oubella v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 762, the Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal was refused and the Notice of Motion was dismissed, following the Court of First Instance rulings in [2025] HKCFI 1379 and [2025] HKCFI 2470.