Vallejos v Commissioner of Registration
Justice Johnson Lam Man-hon of the CFI had been expected to rule on the case on 29 September 2011. However, the Hong Kong Observatory raised tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 due to the approach of Typhoon Nesat early that morning, meaning that government offices closed for the day. The next morning, the weather had returned to normal, and Lam announced his ruling that the relevant provision of the Immigration Ordinance was inconsistent with the Basic Law. Vallejos herself did not attend court that day, as she was at work.
Recognition of same-sex unions in Ecuador
On 5 August 2013, LGBT rights groups launched a nationwide campaign under the name "Matrimonio Civil Igualitario" (Equal Civil Marriage), seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the country. The campaign was launched with a marriage petition made by activist Pamela Troya and her partner at the Civil Registry of Quito. The petition was rejected days later, citing the country's Constitution and Civil Code. The couple announced on 8 August that they would file a lawsuit in order to have a judge order the Civil Registry to marry them. The lawsuit was filed on 13 August and is still pending. The case is currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court, and focuses heavily on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights case of "Atala Riffo and Daughters v. Chile", which held that sexual orientation is a suspect classification.