RE KANTE YAYA

[2025] HKCA 987 Court of Appeal 13 November 2025 • CACV230/2025 • 13 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (2)

Chu Coram K Yeung Coram

Parties (1)

Kante Yaya Applicant

Summary

Kante Yaya, a Guinean national, appealed against Deputy High Court Judge Michael Wong's refusal to extend time and grant leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's 2017 decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. There was a significant delay of several years between the Board's decision and the judicial review application. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

s 8

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (5)

HK (5)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 549 [2022] HKCA 48 [2025] HKCFI 1398

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 987)