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Building Authority

Organisation 12 cases

Building Authority appears in 12 reported Hong Kong court cases (1999–2026), most often before the HKCFI.

About Building Authority

Building Authority appears in 12 reported Hong Kong court cases (1999–2026). Building Authority is recorded as Putative Interested Party (5), Interested Party (1) and Respondent (2). These cases were heard before HKCFI (6), HKCA (4) and HKCFA (2).

Source: derived from 12 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.

How many Singapore court cases involve Building Authority?

Building Authority appears in 12 reported Hong Kong court cases (1999–2026).

Which courts does Building Authority appear in?

Building Authority appears before HKCFI (6), HKCA (4) and HKCFA (2).

In the court record

Building Authority has appeared before the Hong Kong courts as a litigant in proceedings reported between 1999 and 2026, spanning the Court of Final Appeal, the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance, chiefly the Court of First Instance. It appears most often as putative interested party, with further appearances as putative respondent, respondent and interested party, in matters concerning construction and building disputes, judicial review and immigration, and building management and owners' corporations. At the Court of Final Appeal, it was named respondent in Chui Marjorie Che Ying, Chui Toni Yim v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings), Building Authority [2025] HKCFA 21 and, in earlier proceedings, in Wah Yick Enterprises Co Ltd v. Building Authority [1999] HKCFA 41.

In the Court of Appeal, it was named putative respondent in Chui Marjorie Che Ying and Another v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) and Another [2024] HKCA 873 and in Lam Ar Fu Peter v. Building Authority [2024] HKCA 131, [2024] HKCA 146 and [2024] HKCA 23. At first instance, it has been named putative interested party in judicial review proceedings including Global Event Ltd v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance) [2026] HKCFI 3351, Hoo Alan v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance) [2026] HKCFI 3191, Anthony John Steains v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) [2026] HKCFI 1694, Yemie Koole Ltd v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance) [2025] HKCFI 1763 and Lau Chi Wang and 613 Others as Listed in the Schedule Attached Hereto v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) [2024] HKCFI 2046, and as interested party in Lee Kam Leung Patrick and Another v. The Appeal Tribunal (Buidlings) [2026] HKCFI 1529.

What role does Building Authority typically play in Hong Kong court proceedings?

Building Authority most often appears as putative interested party in judicial review proceedings challenging decisions of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings), alongside appearances as putative respondent, respondent and interested party, in matters concerning construction, building management and judicial review reported between 1999 and 2026.

Has Building Authority appeared before the Court of Final Appeal?

Building Authority was named respondent in Chui Marjorie Che Ying, Chui Toni Yim v. Appeal Tribunal (Buildings), Building Authority [2025] HKCFA 21, and earlier in Wah Yick Enterprises Co Ltd v. Building Authority [1999] HKCFA 41, both Court of Final Appeal matters.

What kinds of matters involve Building Authority as a party?

Building Authority appears in matters concerning construction and building disputes, judicial review and immigration, and building management and owners' corporations, frequently as the body whose Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) decisions are challenged, such as in Lam Ar Fu Peter v. Building Authority [2024] HKCA 131.

Practice Areas (from the 39-area taxonomy)

Frequently appeared alongside

Putative Interested Party (5)

Interested Party (1)

Respondent (2)

Putative Respondent (4)