RE JABBAR ABDUL

[2026] HKCA 9 Court of Appeal 9 January 2026 • CACV301/2025 • 4 min read
2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

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

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Case Significance

Re Jabbar Abdul [2026] HKCA 9 was an appeal from Jabbar Abdul v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 1697, concerning refusal of a non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal, applying the approach in [2018] HKCA 524, dismissed the appeal, holding: "we dismiss the appeal accordingly."

Summary

Jabbar Abdul, a Pakistani national, appealed against the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The Court of Appeal found the applicant failed to demonstrate the Board acted unlawfully, procedurally unfairly, or in a Wednesbury unreasonable manner, and his complaints about the Board's findings were matters of fact. The appeal was dismissed.

What was the outcome in Re Jabbar Abdul [2026] HKCA 9?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from Jabbar Abdul v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 1697, holding "we dismiss the appeal accordingly," applying the standard of review set out in [2018] HKCA 524.

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2025] HKCFI 1697

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Judgment

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