Department of Justice - Summaries of Notable Judgments in the Past 12 Months

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'
Date	Court	Case Name / Number	Subject Matter Involved	Summary
06 Dec 2024	Court of First Instance	MA CHUN MAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES HCAL 979/2024	Remission and early release of prisoners serving sentences for offences endangering national security	Download
26 Nov 2024	Court of Final Appeal	SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. LI YIK HO, IN SUBSTITUTION FOR NG HON LAM EDGAR, DECEASED FACV 4/2024	Judicial Review – same-sex marriages –entitlements and benefits in the context of intestacy	Download
16 Sep 2024	Court of Appeal	CHUI MARJORIE CHE YING & CHUI TONI YIM v. APPEAL TRIBUNAL (BUILDINGS) & BUILDING AUTHORITY CACV 291/2022	Judicial Review – Service of an order in relation to a defective pipe under s.28(3) of the Buildings Ordinance	Download
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