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Apportionment of damages (order 80 r 15)
  • 16 Apr 2014

    WONG CHOI LAM JO, the Administratrix of the estate of WONG WAI LEUNG, the deceased v. YIU FUNG ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    WONG CHOI LAM JO, the Administratrix of the estate of WONG WAI LEUNG, the deceased v. YIU FUNG ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI764/2012

    The court set out and directed a mandatory procedural framework: FAO claims may be commenced before probate/administration by naming the deceased in the title and must be followed by an Order 15 r 6A(4) application for a person to represent the estate (carry-on order) within the writ service period; where dependants are in conflict the court will case-manage and may order a preliminary trial on quantum and apportionment (potentially before liability), allocate conduct of the liability proceedings (administrator as default but may be given to majority stakeholder), and control sanctioned offer…

    • Representation of deceased's estate
    • Commencing fao/larco claims without probate
    • Conflict between dependants
    • Carry-on orders (order 15 r 6a)
    • Apportionment of damages (order 80 r 15)
    • Sanctioned offers and payments (order 22)