RE DEUNA LEILA DE LEON

[2026] HKCA 859 Court of Appeal 30 April 2026 • CAMP185/2025 • 5 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Application dismissed

The Summons is hereby dismissed.

Source: [2026] HKCA 859, Court of Appeal, decided 30 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Au Coram Cheung Coram

Parties (1)

Deuna Leila de Leon Applicant

Case Significance

RE DEUNA LEILA DE LEON [2026] HKCA 859 records a Court of Appeal summons connected to non-refoulement litigation brought by the same applicant. Earlier proceedings included DEUNA LEILA DE LEON V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 2093 and DEUNA LEILA DE LEON V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 4012 before the Court of First Instance. In RE DEUNA LEILA DE LEON [2026] HKCA 859, the Court of Appeal held: 'The Summons is hereby dismissed.'

What was the outcome of RE DEUNA LEILA DE LEON [2026] HKCA 859?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the summons before it, holding 'The Summons is hereby dismissed.' The matter followed earlier non-refoulement proceedings in DEUNA LEILA DE LEON V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 2093 and [2025] HKCFI 4012 before the Court of First Instance.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (9)

HK (9)

[2016] 5 HKLRD 104 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 15 [2018] HKCA 17 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 702 [2021] HKCA 1740 [2025] HKCFI 2093 [2025] HKCFI 4012

Related cases

Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

[2025] HKCFI 4012 HKCFI

DEUNA LEILA DE LEON V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

5 September 2025

[2025] HKCFI 2093 HKCFI

DEUNA LEILA DE LEON V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

20 May 2025

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 859)