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.)
| No. | Date | Court | Case Name / Number | Subject Matter Involved |
Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2024 | Court of First Instance | N v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR HCAL 961/2021 M v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR HCAL 1034/2021 |
Judicial Review – trafficking in person | Download | |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Court of Appeal | LAI CHEE-YING v. THE COMMITTEE FOR SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE HKSAR & DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION CACV 166/2023 |
Decision of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR | Download | |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Court of Final Appeal | TAM SZE LEUNG & OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FACV 7/2023 |
Constitutionality of “No Consent Regime” | Download | |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Court of Final Appeal | MK v. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID FACV 8/2023 |
Judicial review - interpretation of the legal aid statutory framework | Download | |
| 08 Mar 2024 | Court of Appeal | SIME DARBY MOTOR SERVICES LTD v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS CACV 408/2022 |
Judicial Review – land | Download | |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Court of Appeal | CB (“Applicant”) v Commissioner of Police & Secretary for Justice (“Respondents”) CACV 208/2022 |
Protection against forced labour under Article 4 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and human trafficking | Download | |
| 01 Dec 2023 | Court of First Instance | KWOK CHEUK KIN v. CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN COUNCIL HCAL 1978/2023 |
Nomination Requirement for the District Council geographical constituency | Download | |
| 03 Nov 2023 | Court of First Instance | LAM SZE CHUN v THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COUNCIL HCAL 133/2022 |
Complaint against the Police | Download | |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Court of Appeal | NG HON LAM EDGAR & LI YIK HO v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE CACV 558/2020 |
Same-sex marriage – Entitlements and benefits in the context of intestacy | Download | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Court of First Instance | WONG CHAU MING v. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE HCAL 1626/2021 |
Judicial review - Retirement from the civil service in the public interest – duly signed and returned declaration | Download | |
| 05 Sep 2023 | Court of Final Appeal | SHAM TSZ KIT v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE FACV 14/2022 |
Same-sex marriage – Legal recognition of same-sex relationship and foreign same-sex marriage | Download | |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Court of First Instance | Md Yazdani v. Director of Immigration HCAL 186/2023 |
Deportation Order and Updated Removal Policy | Download | |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Court of Appeal | TAM SZE LEUNG & OTHERS v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CACV 152/2022 |
Constitutionality of “No Consent Regime” | Download | |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Court of First Instance | AKRAM MUHAMMAD v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND SECRETARY FOR SECURITY HCAL 1329/2022 |
Differential treatments among immigration detainees | Download |