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CAMP106/2024
The Applicant v The Respondent
Case Details
Case ReferenceCAMP106/2024
CourtCourt of Appeal of the High Court 高等法院(上訴法庭)
Date Published2026-03-19
LanguageEnglish
NCN[2026] HKCA 478
Claimant / ApplicantThe Applicant (Appellant)
Defendant / RespondentThe Respondent
JudgesHon Kwan VP, Cheung JA
Judgment Summary
Facts
- •Applicant sought leave to appeal to CFA against CA judgment [2025] HKCA 579.
- •Notice of Motion filed two months late without explanation.
- •Applicant acted in person.
- •Application determined on paper without oral hearing.
Issues
- •Whether to grant extension of time for filing Notice of Motion.
- •Whether good grounds exist for extension.
- •Whether grounds of appeal involve question of great general or public importance.
Outcome
- •Notice of Motion dismissed.
- •Extension of time refused.
- •Leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal refused.
Implication
- •Strict adherence to 28-day filing limit for CFA leave.
- •No absolute right to free legal representation for non-refoulement claimants.
- •Interpreter services not required constantly if not needed.
- •Bare assertions insufficient for leave grounds.
Laws & Authorities Cited
- §Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484), s.24(2)
- §Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484), s.24(5)
- §Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484), s.22(1)(b)
- §Practice Direction 2.1, para 3
- §Re Rajaram Razeena [2019] HKCA 959
- §Re Gurung Sagar [2019] HKCA 658
- §Re Paswan Shibu Lal [2018] HKCA 249