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
18 Dec 2015 LEUNG HON WAI v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

FACV 2/2015
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance - Environmental Permit
13 Nov 2015 ZN v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND OTHERS

HCAL 15/2015
Recusal application - apparent bias
13 Nov 2015 DR F AND ANOTHER v. EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND ANOTHER

HCAL 26/2014
Decision with no substantive legal effects or consequences
06 Nov 2015 WANG WENXIANG AND ANOTHER v. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS TRIBUNAL

HCAL 177/2013
Immigration - Right of Abode
04 Nov 2015 KWONG WING KIE v. LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND ANOTHER

CACV 206/2014
Eligibility for taking the licensing examination
03 Nov 2015 AW v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOTHER

CACV 63/2015
Immigration - Torture Claim
22 Oct 2015 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AND MAINLAND AFFAIRS

CACV 57/2014
Legislative Council - bar from standing at election
22 Oct 2015 BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

HCAL 14/2014
Building Appeal - Dangerous Hillside Order
12 Oct 2015 LAW YIU WAI, RAY v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS

HCAL 46/2015
Functions and role of Preliminary Investigation Committee and its chairman
07 Oct 2015 LI WAI HUNG CESARIO v. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD

HCAL 18/2015
Suitability of the location of the premises as a mahjong/tin kau parlour
17 Sep 2015 HUNG HING AND 66 OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

CACV 118/2015
Small House Policy - Vehicular access
10 Sep 2015 THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG v. BUILDING AUTHORITY

CACV 105/2015
Building Plans - Ownership / realistic prospect of control
04 Sep 2015 BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

HCAL 11/2014
Building Appeal - Disapproval of building plans
11 Aug 2015 PCCW-HKT TELEPHONE LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE SECRETARY FOR COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OTHERS

HCAL 51/2013
Trading Fund Ordinance, Cap. 430 - Levy of telecommunication licence fees
05 Aug 2015 INTERUSH LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND OTHERS

HCAL 167/2014
Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 455 - Constitutionality of section 25 and 25A
04 Aug 2015 PARK LOMEN INN LTD v. APPEAL BOARD (HOTEL AND GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION) AND ANOTHER

CACV 171/15 & HCMP 486/2015
Lodging of notice of appeal in ex parte appeal
28 Jul 2015 DESIGNING HONG KONG LIMITED v. THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD

HCAL 49/2014
Protective costs order - leave to appeal
20 Jul 2015 TH & ANOTHER v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 114/2014
Immigration - dependant visa
16 Jul 2015 ORRICO, PHILIPPE & ANOTHER v. MUNICIPAL SERVICES APPEALS BOARD

CACV 5/2015
Costs - inferior tribunal and appeal board
13 Jul 2015 TSANG KIN CHIU v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

HCAL 141/2014
Disclosure of identities of police officers
25 Jun 2015 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION AND ANOTHER

HCAL 103/2014
Public consultation on the Method for Selection of the Chief Executive in 2017
24 Jun 2015 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL (KOWLOON) LTD v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

HCAL 178/2013
Building Appeal - Jurisdiction of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) and disapproval of building plans
18 Jun 2015 TOWN PLANNING BOARD v. TOWN PLANNING APPEAL BOARD

CACV 25/2014
Town Planning Appeal - Construction of s.17(1) of the Town Planning Ordinance, Cap 131
12 Jun 2015 CHEUNG TAK WING v. COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY & DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES

HCAL 60/2015
Announcements in the Public Interest
05 Jun 2015 LEUNG LAI KWOK YVONNE v. THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION & OTHERS

HCAL 31/2015
Public consultation on the Method for Selection of the Chief Executive in 2017
27 May 2015 THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG v. BUILDING AUTHORITY

HCMP 1746/2014
Buildings - leave to serve notice of appeal
21 May 2015 MAN HING MEDICAL SUPPLIERS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED v. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND THE CHINESE MEDICINE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

HCAL 62/2014
Recall of unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine
21 May 2015 KMM v. THE TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

HCAL 46/2014
Immigration - Torture Claim (Costs)
12 May 2015 BRIAN ALFRED HALL also known as BRAIN ALFRED HALL v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

HCAL 161/2012
Right to legal representation in disciplinary proceedings
11 May 2015 KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

HCMP 203/2015
extension of time to set down appeal
11 May 2015 KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

HCAL 113/2012 & HCAL 82/2013
Stay of execution
04 May 2015 WONG CHI KIN v. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (COLLISION OF VESSELS NEAR LAMMA ISLAND ON 1 OCTOBER 2012)

CACV 31/2015
Leave to appeal against interlocutory order
30 Apr 2015 DESIGNING HONG KONG LIMITED v. THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD

HCAL 49/2014
Protective Costs Order
24 Apr 2015 HONG KONG TELEVISION NETWORK LIMITED v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL

HCAL 3/2014
Domestic Free TV Licence
16 Apr 2015 KEEN LLOYD HOLDINGS LIMITED & ORS v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

HCAL 113/2012 & HCAL 82/2013
Import and Export Ordinance - remedial interpretation
14 Apr 2015 BH v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 105/2014
Immigration - dependant visa
31 Mar 2015 SUZANNE RUTH HENDERSON v. THE REGISTRAR, DISTRICT COURT

HCAL 82/2014
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance, Cap. 188 - Meaning of "residing in Hong Kong"
17 Mar 2015 HK v. WESLEY WONG, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF THE TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

HCAL 53/2014
Immigration - Torture Claim (Costs)
13 Mar 2015 BUILDING AUTHORITY v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS)

FACV 7/2014
Building appeal - disapproval of building plans
13 Mar 2015 CHAN KAM CHUEN & OTHERS v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS & OTHERS

HCAL 145/2014
Land - easements and permanent rights
04 Mar 2015 COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION v. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS TRIBUNAL AND ANOTHER

HCAL 11/2013
Immigration - Right of Abode
27 Feb 2015 KWOK CHEUK KIN v. DIRECTOR OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

HCAL 27/2014
Licensing of funeral parlour business
18 Feb 2015 NG SHEK WAI v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

HCAL 167/2013
Data protection - scope of the open justice principle
03 Feb 2015 THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG v. TOWN PLANNING BOARD

HCAL 58/2011
Planning - restrictions
03 Feb 2015 GOOD MARK INDUSTRIAL LIMITED v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

CACV 90/2014
Inland Revenue - Application for correction of errors under s.70A of Inland Revenue Ordinance, Cap. 112
26 Jan 2015 RE AW

HCAL 91/2013
Immigration - Torture Claim
15 Jan 2015 WONG CHI KIN v. COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (COLLISION OF VESSELS NEAR LAMMA ISLAND ON 1 OCTOBER 2012)

HCAL 113/2013
Protective Costs Order
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