JV AND ANOTHER v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [Decision on Leave Application]
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HCAL215/2015
[2020] HKCFI 1973
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 215 of 2015
BETWEEN
| JV | 1st Applicant | |
| AR, a female minor, By her mother and next friend, JV | 2nd Applicant | |
| and | ||
| Director of Immigration | Proposed Respondent |
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)
Following;
| consideration of the documents only; or | |
| consideration of the documents and oral submissions by counsel for the Applicant in open court and the letter from the Applicants dated 5 August 2020; |
Order by The Honourable Mr. Justice Au, Justice of Appeal (sitting as additional Judge of the Court of First Instance) :
1. The Application for leave to apply for judicial review be dismissed with no order as to costs; and
2. The Applicants' own costs be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid Regulations.
Observations for the Applicant :
Nil.
Dated 6th day of August 2020.
| (Yolanda Chan) | |
| for Registrar, High Court |
Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence
| Notesfor the Applicant: If leave has been granted, the Applicant or his solicitors must: | ||||
a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted(Order 53, rule 4A); | Sent to the Applicants’ solicitors on 7 August 2020 Daly & Associates Solicitors for the Applicants 3rd Floor, Yam Tze Commercial Building, 23 Thomson Road, Wanchai,HONG KONG | Sent to the Proposed Respondent on 7 August 2020 Director of Immigration Immigration Department Ref: RBCL/1979/09 Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law) (Civil Litigation Unit)2 Department of Justice | ||
b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)). | Applicant’s ref. no: 6294-LAD |
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