This section comprises the summaries of notable judgments in the past 12 months. Summaries are prepared for selected cases which involve important or significant legal principles or issues, issues of public interest, issues that attract strong media or public interest, and/or for educational purpose. The section aims to assist the public to understand the notable judgments and hence is not intended to be exhaustive. Please visit the Judiciary website for reference to other cases not covered in this section.

(The summaries of notable judgments contained in this section are prepared by the Department of Justice (DoJ) based on DoJ's own interpretation and understanding of the judgments of the courts concerned. The summaries are not legal advice and should not be relied upon by anyone as such. The summaries have no legal effect and are not intended to be cited as authorities of any kind. To fully understand the legal effect of the courts' judgments, the whole judgments of the courts concerned should be looked at.)

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'
No. Date Court Case Name / Number Subject Matter
Involved
Summary
  24 Jun 2025 Court of Appeal MA CHUN MAN v COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

CACV 4/2025
Remission and early release of prisoners serving sentences for offences endangering national security Download
  17 Jun 2025 Court of Appeal PANG CHUI PING v. REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT & DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID

CACV 370/2024
Judicial Review – Legal Aid – Mandamus Download
  11 Jun 2025 Court of Final Appeal CB v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE & SECRETARY FOR SECURITY

FACV 1/2025
Protection against forced labour under Article 4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Download
  11 Apr 2025 Court of First Instance TSE SAI KIT v. THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT

HCAL 1256/2024
Judicial review – Approval of environmental impact assessment report under s.8(3) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance – Substitution application Download
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