Read the full judgment text of CAMP 521/2021 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 21 June 2022 before Cheung Chak-yue JA, Au King-heung JA.
Immigration – non-refoulement – judicial review – extension of time to appeal – appeal from refusal of leave for judicial review – procedure – appeal standard – factors for extension – length of delay – likelihood of success – personal dispute – Vietnam – creditor threat – tort claim – Hong Kong Bill of Rights – Convention against Torture – Nupur Mst v Director of Immigration [2018] HKCA 524 – Tang Chai On v Tang Sing Ki [2016] 5 HKLRD 104 – Nguyen Thi Thu v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2021] HKCA 1869 – Re Vu Thi Suu [2021] HKCA 986 – Nguyen Thi Tuyet Le v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2022] HKCA 115 – Whether extension of time to appeal should be granted – Delay of nearly two months – Applicant failed to show proposed appeal had any real prospect of success – Grounds raised merely repeated factual claims without identifying legal error in the decision – Application dismissed – Summons set aside.
Legal issues: Extension of time to appeal
Outcome: Application for extension of time to appeal refused; summons dated 17 November 2021 set aside.
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