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The Court of Appeal allowed the defendant’s applications to extend time for leave-to-appeal steps, preferring an informed decision after reasons were handed down.
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance removed the named executrix and appointed Peggy as administrator, finding Yvonne’s delay and handling of the estate justified intervention.
法院批准任命临时遗产管理人，但将其权力主要限制在香港遗产资产及指定香港物业的管理，并拒绝多项海外管理和调查申请。
The Court of First Instance held that post-will letters of wishes may be effective, text messages can qualify, and the April 2020 text was the deceased’s last letter of wishes.
The Court dismissed estate claims that company shares and related assets were held on trust for the deceased, finding the transfers were intended as gifts and relying heavily on contemporaneous documents.
The court removed the sole administratrix of an intestate estate after finding self-dealing and conflicts of interest, and appointed an independent solicitor administrator.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant’s appeal, affirming summary judgment that he held the property as bare trustee and was barred by issue estoppel.
The court authorised a statutory will for CVB after finding she lacked testamentary capacity and that the proposed disposition was in her best interests.
Court passed over the executrices, appointed an independent administrator, and ordered the plaintiff to bear most costs because the application was unnecessarily contentious.
The Hong Kong court granted double probate, held the disputed second IOU was only a replacement, found interest waived from 2004, and ruled any claim time-barred.
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