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CAMP126/2024
RE LORIA FLORDELIZA TAYABAN
Case Details
Case ReferenceCAMP126/2024
CourtCourt of Appeal of the High Court 高等法院(上訴法庭)
Date Published2026-03-18
LanguageEnglish
NCN[2026] HKCA 475
Claimant / ApplicantLoria Flordeliza Tayaban
Defendant / RespondentNot specified in judgment text
JudgesHon Cheung JA, Hon Chow JA
Claimant CounselUnrepresented (acting in person)
Judgment Summary
Facts
- •Previous CA decision [2025] HKCA 184 dismissed applicant's extension of time application.
- •Applicant filed notice of motion for leave to appeal to CFA on 3 March 2025.
- •Applicant lodged six-page written submissions on 13 March 2025.
- •Applicant acted in person without legal representation.
- •Court determined the application on paper without oral hearing.
Issues
- •Whether statutory requirements for CFA leave under s.22(1)(b) HKCFAO are met.
- •Whether there is a question of great general or public importance.
- •Whether the 'or otherwise' limb under s.22(1)(b) applies.
- •Whether the applicant's grounds constitute viable grounds for leave.
Outcome
- •Notice of motion dismissed.
- •Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal refused.
- •Intended appeal deemed to have no merit.
Implication
- •Bare allegations without specific legal errors fail CFA leave threshold.
- •Questions of great general or public importance must be clearly identified.
- •Unsupported submissions on fairness or scrutiny are insufficient.
- •Paper determination is standard for such leave applications.
Laws & Authorities Cited
- §Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap. 484), s.22(1)(b)
- §[2025] HKCA 184