RE LI CHUN LING AND LIU HOP CHUEN, THE EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF LIU CHI KEUNG ALSO KNOWN AS LIU CHEE KEUNG ALSO KNOWN AS LIU TSZ KEUNG

RE LI CHUN LING AND LIU HOP CHUEN, THE EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF LIU CHI KEUNG ALSO KNOWN AS LIU CHEE KEUNG ALSO KNOWN AS LIU TSZ KEUNG

The court granted the vesting order because the applicants, as proved executors of the estate of Liu Keung, produced sufficient evidence of their appointment and of the title to the property such that a vesting order under section 45 of the Trustee Ordinance was appropriate to pass the legal estate to them.

Citation
RE LI CHUN LING AND LIU HOP CHUEN, THE EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF LIU CHI KEUNG ALSO KNOWN AS LIU CHEE KEUNG ALSO KNOWN AS LIU TSZ KEUNG
Parties
Applicant/executor: Li Chun Ling
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
15 June 2016
Case Number
HCMP1404/2016
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Proceedings (vesting Order Under Trustee Ordinance) / Decision on Ex Parte Originating Summons
Outcome
Vesting order granted in favour of the applicants as executors of the estate of Liu Keung
Legal Topics
Vesting Order, Executors' Title, Section 45 Trustee Ordinance, Registration of Title
Source Language
EN
Trusts Probate and Estate Administration Property/land Law Vesting Order Executors' Title Section 45 Trustee Ordinance Registration of Title

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Parties

Li Chun Ling

Applicant/executor

Procedural Posture

Miscellaneous Proceedings (vesting Order Under Trustee Ordinance) / Decision on Ex Parte Originating Summons

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a vesting order should be made in favour of the applicants as executors of the estate of Liu Keung
  2. 2 Whether the applicants have established entitlement to the legal estate under section 45 of the Trustee Ordinance

Ratio Decidendi

The court granted the vesting order because the applicants, as proved executors of the estate of Liu Keung, produced sufficient evidence of their appointment and of the title to the property such that a vesting order under section 45 of the Trustee Ordinance was appropriate to pass the legal estate to them.

Court Disposition

Vesting order granted in favour of the applicants as executors of the estate of Liu Keung

Orders

  • Vesting order made in respect of Lot No.1513 in Demarcation District No.52, North in favour of the applicants as executors of the estate of Liu Keung