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

[2026] HKCA 843 Court of Appeal 7 May 2026 • CACV324/2025 • 3 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 13 May 2025. Details of the Judge’s reasons for refusing to grant leave can be found in the Judgment.

Source: [2026] HKCA 843, Court of Appeal, decided 7 May 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

FATHONAH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2026] HKCA 843 was decided by the Court of Appeal on 7 May 2026, following the earlier proceedings in FATHONAH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 1488. The court held: "leave to apply for judicial review was refused by the Judge on 13 May 2025. Details of the Judge's reasons for refusing to grant leave can be found in the Judgment." The judgment also referred to [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What did the Court of Appeal find in FATHONAH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2026] HKCA 843?

The Court of Appeal recorded that leave to apply for judicial review had been refused by the Judge on 13 May 2025, with the underlying reasons set out in the Judgment, following the earlier case reported at [2025] HKCFI 1488.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 1488

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Judgment

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