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Accidentally signed the wrong Will – can the Court fix it?
A husband and wife each accidentally signed Wills prepared for the other, due to an oversight on the part of their solicitor. Could a Court correct this …
Does mental illness mean that legally you lack mental capacity?
With its wealthy ageing population, Hong Kong is seeing an increasing number of issues arising from failing mental capacity. A recent case from …
Suspended prison sentence for husband's non-compliance of a court order to transfer Trust property to the wife
The past two or so years have seen a stream of litigation cases arising from divorces. Very often, the problems arise when one party to the divorce …
Attestation of documents executed overseas for use in Hong Kong
The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR ("OCMFA") recently relaxed its policy on …
Gifts made in contemplation of death
Ordinarily, a Will would govern what happens to assets on a death. Donatio mortis causa is an exception to that rule, which provides a …
Time is money – limitation periods in the context of provision applications
In general, when someone dies their Will (assuming it is valid) is the final arbiter of where that person's money and other property go. However, …
A lost cause? The breadth of limitation periods and undertakings not to bring further proceedings in the private wealth context
A number of our recent blog posts have looked at Hong Kong estates disputes. The case of Ho Sin Ying v Chan Yui Ling and Maryo Development Limited …
Court takes strict line on solicitor's duty to follow client's instruction to draft will
A proposed beneficiary under a Will loses out because a solicitor fails to prepare that Will. Can that beneficiary make a claim against the …
Hands are Thai'd?
With increasing numbers of international estates and the multi-jurisdictional litigation it can create, the recent Court of Appeal decision relating to …
Bringing estate administrators to account
Estates disputes in Hong Kong come in all shapes and sizes. We have previously covered disputes over Wills. The case of Cheng Tsang Kam Yung …
Fort a losing battle?
In previous posts, we have covered some Wills disputes in Hong Kong. However, the phenomenon of large estate battles is by no means exclusive to Hong …
Misplaced Trust
At our last private wealth seminar, we took an in-depth look at charities. A recent UK case has highlighted some of the curiosities which can arise …
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