CD V. HX

[2025] HKCA 762 Court of Appeal 15 August 2025 • CACV570/2025 • 48 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Rules of the High Court

Judges (3)

Au Coram Chow Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (5)

Chaine Chow & Barbara Hung Firm Wong, Hui & Co Firm Anita Yip Counsel Respondent Ian Chau Counsel Applicant Lily Yu Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Cd Applicant Hx Respondent

Summary

CD (Father) and HX (Mother) were involved in a Hague Convention child abduction case concerning a nine-year-old boy and five-year-old girl. The Mother appealed against the order for the return of the children, raising defences under Articles 12, 13(a) and 13(b) of the Convention. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the judge had properly considered and rejected the defences.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (3)
[2012] 1 AC 144 [2012] 2 AC 257 [2016] 4 WLR 92
HK (7)
[2015] 4 HKLRD 798 [2018] HKFC 75 [2021] HKCA 1267 [2021] HKCA 282 [2024] 5 HKLRD 658 [2025] HKCFI 3143 [2025] HKCFI 3509

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 805
CD V. HX

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 762)