Basic Law

40 cases · November 2020 to February 2026

Case Volume by Year

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8

21

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22

6

23

6

24

11

25

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26

2020–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Art 27 8 cases

[2025] HKCA 616 DR LEUNG KA LAU V. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

[2025] HKCA 140 DR LEUNG KA LAU V. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

13 February 2025

[2024] HKCFA 24 HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

[2024] HKCFA 2 HKSAR V. CHOW HANG TUNG (鄒幸彤)

25 January 2024

[2023] HKCFA 12 HKSAR V. CHOY YUK LING (蔡玉玲)

+ 3 more cases

Art 25 7 cases

[2026] HKCA 306 LAU DIK SANG V. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

26 February 2026

[2025] HKCFA 18 HKSAR V. SO TSUN FUNG (蘇浚鋒)

17 October 2025

[2025] HKCA 387 PUI HING SANG V. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

[2024] HKCFA 29 THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY V. INFINGER, NICK (and 1 other)

26 November 2024

[2024] HKCFA 30 SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. LI YIK HO

26 November 2024

+ 2 more cases

Art 39 6 cases

[2024] HKCFA 24 HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

[2024] HKCFA 2 HKSAR V. CHOW HANG TUNG (鄒幸彤)

25 January 2024

[2023] HKCFA 4 Q V. COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION (and 1 other)

6 February 2023

[2021] HKCFA 34 HKSAR V. FU MAN KIT (符文傑）

30 September 2021

[2020] HKCFA 42 KWOK WING HANG AND 23 OTHERS V. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL AND ANOTHER (and 3 others)

21 December 2020

+ 1 more cases

Art 35 4 cases

[2024] HKCFA 6 MK V. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID

[2024] HKCFA 2 HKSAR V. CHOW HANG TUNG (鄒幸彤)

25 January 2024

[2023] HKCFA 17 MK V. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID

[2021] HKCFA 25 THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. MARK TAYLOR SIMPSON QC V. BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

Art 28 3 cases

[2026] HKCFI 1027 HASAN ANAMUL HOQUE V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

25 February 2026

[2025] HKCA 648 RE SHILPE FARHANA EASMIN

[2021] HKCFA 17 HKSAR V. LO KIN MAN (盧建民)

Art 105 3 cases

[2026] HKLdT 8 VICTORY SUPER LTD V. LOI WAI YUNG AND OTHERS

13 February 2026

[2025] HKCA 1150 HKSAR V. CHAN CHI CHEONG AND OTHERS

23 December 2025

[2025] HKCA 64 龐孟婷 V. 華人廟宇委員會

20 January 2025

Art 6 3 cases

[2026] HKLdT 8 VICTORY SUPER LTD V. LOI WAI YUNG AND OTHERS

13 February 2026

[2025] HKCA 1150 HKSAR V. CHAN CHI CHEONG AND OTHERS

23 December 2025

[2025] HKLdT 5 WISE GRACE INVESTMENT LTD AND OTHERS V. LUI MAN DUNG AND OTHERS

13 February 2025

Art 40 3 cases

[2025] HKCA 1150 HKSAR V. CHAN CHI CHEONG AND OTHERS

23 December 2025

[2024] HKCFA 29 THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY V. INFINGER, NICK (and 1 other)

26 November 2024

[2023] HKCFA 28 SHAM TSZ KIT (岑子杰) V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

5 September 2023

Art 87 2 cases

[2025] HKCFA 22 HKSAR V. CHEUNG ALBERT (張鼎) (and 1 other)

10 December 2025

[2025] HKCFA 3 HKSAR V. TANG NGOK KWAN (鄧岳君), TSUI HON KWONG (徐漢光) (and 1 other)

Art 39(1) 2 cases

[2024] HKCFA 29 THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY V. INFINGER, NICK (and 1 other)

26 November 2024

[2023] HKCFA 28 SHAM TSZ KIT (岑子杰) V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

5 September 2023

Art 39(2) 2 cases

[2024] HKCFA 14 HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA

[2020] HKCFA 42 KWOK WING HANG AND 23 OTHERS V. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL AND ANOTHER (and 3 others)

21 December 2020

Art 87(2) 2 cases

[2024] HKCFA 14 HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA

[2023] HKCFA 45 HKSAR V. TSIM SUM KIT, ADA

18 December 2023

Art 37 2 cases

[2023] HKCFA 31 SHAM TSZ KIT (岑子杰) V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

27 October 2023

[2023] HKCFA 28 SHAM TSZ KIT (岑子杰) V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

5 September 2023

Art 104 1 case

[2026] HKCA 284 HKSAR V. YEUNG SUET YING CLARISSE AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

23 February 2026

Art 50 1 case

[2026] HKCA 284 HKSAR V. YEUNG SUET YING CLARISSE AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

23 February 2026

Art 52 1 case

[2026] HKCA 284 HKSAR V. YEUNG SUET YING CLARISSE AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

23 February 2026

Art 73 1 case

[2026] HKCA 284 HKSAR V. YEUNG SUET YING CLARISSE AND OTHERS (and 2 others)

23 February 2026

Art 35(1) 1 case

[2026] HKCFA 2 SAMANTHA JANE BRADLEY V. SIR ELLY KADOORIE & SONS LIMITED (FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, ITS CURRENT AND FORMER OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, INCLUDING ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, MESSRS SIMMONS & SIMMONS)

Art 105(1) 1 case

[2025] HKCA 1150 HKSAR V. CHAN CHI CHEONG AND OTHERS

23 December 2025

Art 30 1 case

[2025] HKCFA 22 HKSAR V. CHEUNG ALBERT (張鼎) (and 1 other)

10 December 2025

Art 95 1 case

[2025] HKCFA 17 TENWOW INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) AND ANOTHER V. 普华永道中天会计师事务所(特殊普通合伙) PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ZHONG TIAN LLP

16 October 2025

Art 145 1 case

[2024] HKCFA 29 THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY V. INFINGER, NICK (and 1 other)

26 November 2024

Art 36 1 case

[2024] HKCFA 29 THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY V. INFINGER, NICK (and 1 other)

26 November 2024

Art 59 1 case

[2024] HKCFA 24 HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

Art 8 1 case

[2024] HKCFA 2 HKSAR V. CHOW HANG TUNG (鄒幸彤)

25 January 2024

Art 29 1 case

[2023] HKCFA 28 SHAM TSZ KIT (岑子杰) V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

5 September 2023

Art 63 1 case

[2022] HKCFA 24 SUN MIN AND OTHERS V. CHU KONG (and 1 other)

6 December 2022

Art 5 1 case

[2021] HKCFA 38 KWOK CHEUK KIN V. DIRECTOR OF LANDS AND OTHERS V. HEUNG YEE KUK (INTERESTED PARTY) (and 2 others)

5 November 2021

Art 77 1 case

[2021] HKCFA 32 SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. LEUNG KWOK HUNG (梁國雄)

27 September 2021

Art 160 1 case

[2021] HKCFA 19 CHEUNG LAI MUI, THE EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHEUNG PING KAU AND THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHEUNG PING FUK (ALIAS CHEUNG BING FUK) V. CHEUNG WAI SHING AND OTHERS

Key Statutes

cited in 40 cases

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

cited in 13 cases

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

cited in 7 cases

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

cited in 6 cases

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

cited in 4 cases

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

cited in 3 cases

Criminal Procedure Ordinance

cited in 3 cases

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance

cited in 3 cases

Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

cited in 3 cases

Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (Cap 179)

cited in 3 cases

Homicide Ordinance

cited in 3 cases

Public Order Ordinance

cited in 2 cases

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

cited in 2 cases

Magistrates Ordinance

cited in 2 cases

Rating Ordinance

cited in 2 cases

Court Distribution

HKCFA 80 HKCA 22 HKLDT 5 HKCFI 2

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Fok 28 Ribeiro 26 Cheung 23 Lam 20 Chan 6

Top Firms

Department of Justice 27 Ho Tse Wai & Partners 9 Howse Williams 3 Jimmie K.S. Wong & Partners 2 Haldanes 2

Top Lawyers

Abraham Chan 8 Benjamin Yu 7 Anson Wong Yu Yat 6 Stewart Wong 6 Jin Pao 6

Cases

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[2023] HKCFA 17

MK V. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID

[2023] HKCFA 12

HKSAR V. CHOY YUK LING (蔡玉玲)

Q V. COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION (and 1 other)

6 February 2023

[2022] HKCFA 27

HKSAR V. CHOY KIN YUE (蔡健瑜)

16 December 2022

[2022] HKCFA 24

SUN MIN AND OTHERS V. CHU KONG (and 1 other)

6 December 2022

[2021] HKCFA 38

KWOK CHEUK KIN V. DIRECTOR OF LANDS AND OTHERS V. HEUNG YEE KUK (INTERESTED PARTY) (and 2 others)

5 November 2021

[2021] HKCFA 34

HKSAR V. FU MAN KIT (符文傑）

30 September 2021

[2021] HKCFA 32

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. LEUNG KWOK HUNG (梁國雄)

27 September 2021

[2021] HKCFA 25

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. MARK TAYLOR SIMPSON QC V. BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

[2021] HKCFA 19

CHEUNG LAI MUI, THE EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHEUNG PING KAU AND THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHEUNG PING FUK (ALIAS CHEUNG BING FUK) V. CHEUNG WAI SHING AND OTHERS

[2021] HKCFA 16

CHEE FEI MING SUBSTITUTED BY PUN LIN FA V. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND OTHERS (and 3 others)

[2021] HKCFA 17

HKSAR V. LO KIN MAN (盧建民)

HKSAR V. LAI CHEE YING (黎智英)

9 February 2021

[2020] HKCFA 42

KWOK WING HANG AND 23 OTHERS V. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL AND ANOTHER (and 3 others)

21 December 2020

[2020] HKCFA 37

LEUNG KWOK HUNG ALSO KNOWN AS "LONG HAIR" V. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

27 November 2020