Collection of Notable Judicial Decisions involving the Government

Significant Judicial Decisions involving the Government Judicial review Cases. This table consists of 4 columns and 8 rows. The first column is 'Number', the second column is 'Case Name', the third column is 'Court / Contract Ref.', the forth column is 'Date of Latest Judgment / Reasons for Verdict
Date Case Name /Number Subject Matter Involved
31 Dec 2014 RA v. BETTY KWAN, ADJUDICATOR

HCAL 115/2013
Immigration - Torture Claim (Costs)
23 Dec 2014 KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LIMITED & ORS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

HCAL 113/2012 & HCAL 82/2013
Import and Export Ordinance & Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance - validity of search warrants
16 Dec 2014 陳紹鈞 v. 高等法院司法常務官

CACV 209/2014
Nature of appeal against refusal to grant leave for judicial review
10 Dec 2014 BI v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 174/2013
Immigration - dependant visa
05 Dec 2014 LEUNG KWOK HUNG v. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

FACV 1/2014
Costs in public interest litigation
02 Dec 2014 CHING CHUNG TAOIST ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG LIMITED v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

HCAL 87/2014
Land - Assessments of premium
02 Dec 2014 YUNG CHI KEUNG v. PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND BOARD AND ANOTHER

CACV 37/2014
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance - severance payment
01 Dec 2014 ORRICO, PHILIPPE & ANR v. MUNICIPAL SERVICES APPEALS BOARD

HCAL 24/2014
Costs order against a respondent inferior court or tribunal
13 Nov 2014 HYSAN DEVELOPMENT CO LTD & OTHERS v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD;

LEIGHTON PROPERTY CO LTD & ANOTHER v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD

CACV 232/2012 & 233/2012
Planning - restrictions
13 Nov 2014 ORIENTAL GENERATION LTD v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD

CACV 127/2012 & 129/2012
Planning - restrictions
15 Oct 2014 CHEE FEI MING (SUBSTITUTED BY PUN LIN FA) v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND ANOTHER

HUNG SHUI FUNG v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND ANOTHER

HCAL 73 & 110/2013
JR - Unauthorised display or affixing of a bill or poster on Government land
10 Oct 2014 SAFDER TEHSEEN v. PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND ANOR

FAMV 31/2014
Immigration - Deportation Order
29 Sep 2014 LEUNG KWOK HUNG v. THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

FACV 1/2014
Legislative process - scope of court's intervention
26 Sep 2014 RE WONG CHI KIN

CACV 80/2014
Judicial Review - Locus standi
24 Sep 2014 KWONG WING KIE v. LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

HCAL 121/2012
Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong - legitimate expectation to sit for Licensing Examination
18 Sep 2014 GUTIERREZ JOSEPH JAMES v. COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION AND ANOTHER

FACV 2/2014
Immigration - Right of Abode
18 Sep 2014 CHAU TSUN KIU v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

HCAL 112/2012
Election - candidates' right to equality
10 Sep 2014 T v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

FACV 3/2014
Places of Public Entertainment Ordinance - Licence
04 Sep 2014 X v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER

HCAL 143/2013
Immigration - Torture Claim
02 Sep 2014 LEUNG HON WAI v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TOWN PLANNING BOARD

CACV 176/2013
Enviornmental Impact Assessment Ordinance - Environmental Permit
12 Aug 2014 HO LOY v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL (INTERESTED PARTY: CIVIL ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT)

HCAL 100/2013
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance - Environmental Permit
08 Jul 2014 "A" v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOTHER

HCAL 69/2012
Immigration - Torture Claim
30 Jun 2014 THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG v. BUILDING AUTHORITY

HCAL 95/2011
Building plans - ownership/real prospect of control
26 Jun 2014 CHAN KAM CHING JOHN BARRY v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

HCAL 181/2013
Search warrant - validity and lawfulness of execution
26 Jun 2014 ST v. BETTY KWAN AND ANOTHER

CACV 115/2013
Immigration - Torture Claim
19 Jun 2014 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL; LAM HON FEI FREEMAN v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL

HCAL 169/2013 & HCAL 7/2014
Broadcasting - locus to apply for judicial review
12 Jun 2014 CHEUNG KIN HO AND OTHERS v. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS TRIBUNAL

HCAL 2/2014
Immigration - Right of Abode
11 Jun 2014 SUEN MO JOEL v. DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE

HCAL 117/2012
Social Welfare - CSSA Rental Allowance
06 Jun 2014 THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION v. MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

HCAL 70/2012
Power of the Medical Council to review its decision in disciplinary inquiry
16 May 2014 BULLEN, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

HCAL 25/2013
Unlawful Occupation of unleased land
28 Apr 2014 FAIRBO INVESTMENT LIMITED & ANOTHER v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS) (INTERESTED PARTY: BUILDING AUTHORITY)

HCAL 35/2012
Building Appeal - Disapproval of building plans
07 Apr 2014 RE CHI HONG CHING YUEN LIMITED

HCAL 107/2013
Lands - breach of conditions of Government lease
13 Mar 2014 MOULIN GLOBAL EYECARE TRADING LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MOULIN OPTICAL MANUFACTORY LIMITED) v. THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

FACV 5/2013
Tax - objection & application under s.70A of Inland Revenue Ordinance, Cap. 112
05 Mar 2014 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AND MAINLAND AFFAIRS

HCAL 72/2012
Legislative Council - bar from standing at election
28 Feb 2014 RE THOMAS LAI

HCAL 150/2013
Country Park Enclaves
18 Feb 2014 GA & OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

FACV 7-10/2013
Immigration - Right to work
29 Jan 2014 NG MAN YIN & ANOR v. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS TRIBUNAL

HCAL 72/2011
Immigration - Right of abode
29 Jan 2014 LONGEST PROFIT (HONG KONG) LIMITED v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS) AND BUILDING AUTHORITY

CACV 60/2013
Building Appeal - rationality and fairness of the decision of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings)
16 Jan 2014 TOWN PLANNING BOARD v. TOWN PLANNING APPEAL BOARD AND NAM SANG WAI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD & ANOR

HCAL 26/2013
Town Planning Appeal - construction of s.17(1) of the Town Planning Ordinance, Cap. 131
03 Jan 2014 BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

CACV 277/2012
Building appeal - disapproval of building plans
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