KWOK TING WAI v. WONG KA SEK AND WONG KA LAM KING, THE JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES OF THE PROPERTY OF KWOK TING WAI, THE BANKRUPT

KWOK TING WAI v. WONG KA SEK AND WONG KA LAM KING, THE JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES OF THE PROPERTY OF KWOK TING WAI, THE BANKRUPT

The trustees' assessment of the bankrupt's reasonable domestic needs was not shown to be clearly wrong or utterly unreasonable; the bankrupt failed to provide justification or receipts for the additional claims and the tuition claim was disproportionate to his income, therefore the court refused to disturb the trustees' allowances and dismissed the appeal.

Citation
KWOK TING WAI v. WONG KA SEK AND WONG KA LAM KING, THE JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES OF THE PROPERTY OF KWOK TING WAI, THE BANKRUPT
Parties
Applicant/bankrupt: Kwok Ting Wai; Respondent/trustee: Wong Ka Sek; Respondent/trustee: Wong Ka Lam King
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
2 May 2014
Case Number
HCB4269/2013
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Appeal Under Section 83 Bankruptcy Ordinance / Appeal Decision (hearing in Chambers)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; trustees' assessment confirmed
Legal Topics
Reasonable Domestic Needs, Trustee Allowance Assessment, Maintenance Orders, Standard of Review on Section 83 Appeal
Source Language
EN
Bankruptcy Law Family Law Civil Procedure Reasonable Domestic Needs Trustee Allowance Assessment Maintenance Orders Standard of Review on Section 83 Appeal

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Parties

Kwok Ting Wai

Applicant/bankrupt

Wong Ka Sek

Respondent/trustee

Wong Ka Lam King

Respondent/trustee

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Appeal Under Section 83 Bankruptcy Ordinance / Appeal Decision (hearing in Chambers)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trustees' assessment of the bankrupt's reasonable domestic needs was clearly wrong or utterly unreasonable
  2. 2 Whether additional monthly sums for miscellaneous household expenses, miscellaneous personal expenses, personal food expenses and private tutorial fees should be allowed
  3. 3 Whether the maintenance order covers tutorial fees or other child expenses and the bankrupt's failure to produce receipts or earlier claim affects entitlement

Ratio Decidendi

The trustees' assessment of the bankrupt's reasonable domestic needs was not shown to be clearly wrong or utterly unreasonable; the bankrupt failed to provide justification or receipts for the additional claims and the tuition claim was disproportionate to his income, therefore the court refused to disturb the trustees' allowances and dismissed the appeal.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; trustees' assessment confirmed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Order nisi that there be no order as to costs