GALEBOE BASSANAGA ALIAS GALEBOE BASSANAGA E. V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 6228 Court of First Instance 23 December 2025 • HCAL3104/2019 • 9 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Judges (1)

Summary

A Cameroonian father and his 15-year-old daughter jointly applied for leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting their non-refoulement claims. The application was filed significantly out of time and the court refused the extension of time. The application for leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed, with non-compliance with Order 80 rule 2 regarding the daughter's application treated as a mere irregularity.

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Cases Cited (5)

HK (5)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 524 [2020] HKCA 442 [2020] HKCA 971 [2021] HKCA 53

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