Summaries of Notable Judgments in the Past 12 Months

Significant Judicial Decisions involving the Government Civil 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'
No. Date Court Case Name / Number Subject Matter
Involved
Summary
  24 Nov 2022 Court of First Instance DM v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS & EXCISE AND SECRETARY FOR SECURITY

HCAL 460/2022
Protection against forced labour under Article 4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and human trafficking Download
  11 Nov 2022 Court of First Instance WONG WA FUN v. SECRETARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE

HCAL 890/2022
Civil Service Disciplinary Proceedings – Apparent Bias - Irrationality Download
  10 Nov 2022 Court of Appeal WOO TAK YAN v. SECRETARY FOR CIVIL SERVICE

CACV 230/2022
Retirement from the civil service in the public interest – duly signed declaration Download
  03 Nov 2022 Court of First Instance KWOK CHEUK KIN v. MS IP LAU SUK-YEE, EXCO CONVENOR AND EXCO MEMBERS & SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

HCAL 1155/2022
Judicial Review – “Vaccine Pass” Requirement – Medical Exemption Certificate – Amendment to Cap. 599L Download
  21 Oct 2022 Court of First Instance KWOK CHEUK KIN v. SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

HCAL 1054/2022
Judicial Review – “Vaccine Pass” Requirement – “Invalidation” of Medical Exemption Certificate Download
  19 Oct 2022 Court of Appeal LAI CHEE-YING v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

CACV 356-357/2022
Search and seizure of journalistic materials Download
  26 Sep 2022 Court of First Instance TAM SZE LEUNG & OTHERS v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE & ANOTHER

HCAL 177/2022
Constitutionality of “Restriction Notices” issued by the Securities and Futures Commission Download
  30 Aug 2022 Court of First Instance LAI CHEE-YING v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

HCAL 738/2022
Search and seizure of journalistic materials Download
  24 Aug 2022 Court of Appeal SHAM TSZ KIT v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

CACV 557/2020
Same-sex marriage – Legal recognition of foreign same-sex marriage Download
  02 Aug 2022 Court of First Instance CHOW HANG TUNG v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

HCAL 401/2022
Application to lift reporting restrictions in committal proceedings Download
  24 May 2022 Court of First Instance WOO TAK YAN v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE

HCAL 1640/2021
Retirement from the Civil Service in the Public Interest Download
  22 Apr 2022 Court of First Instance AM v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

CB v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

HCAL 466/2021 & HCAL 617/2021
Protection against forced labour under Article 4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and human trafficking Download
  30 Mar 2022 Court of First Instance LAW YEE MEI v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG SAR AND OTHERS

HCAL 151/2022
“Vaccine Pass” requirements Download
  26 Jan 2022 Court of Appeal Q & TSE HENRY EDWARD v. COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION

CACV 183-184/2019
Sex reassignment surgery requirement for female-to-male transgender person to change the sex entry in identity cards Download
  12 Jan 2022 Court of First Instance JULITA F. RAZA v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

HCAL 101/2003
Application to dismiss judicial review for want of prosecution and for lack of utility Download
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