7 Mar 2024
LAW KAM MUI, by Her Next Friend and Daughter, WONG LAI KIN JULIA v. WONG TIN CHEE TINLY AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 717
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1704/2023
The core question of the mother's mental capacity affects both proceedings and is in her best interests to resolve promptly; therefore the court ordered a jointly conducted psychiatric examination by one expert appointed by each side producing a joint report, with conditional access to medical records if the experts' preliminary view at the joint examination is that she is mentally incapacitated, and imposed procedural safeguards and cost directions to balance interests and hospital protocols.