6 Feb 2013
CHENG LAP KAI v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Citation
- CHENG LAP KAI v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP879/2012
The court held that a valid DMC was established for (i) the contents of the BEA safe deposit box (keys were delivered and constituted means of access and donor intended to part with dominion in contemplation of death) and (ii) the monies in the Deceased's bank accounts (delivery of passbooks constituted delivery of indicia and were made in contemplation of death); other alleged gifts of shares and documents found in the flat or collected after death failed for want of delivery or contemplation of death. The court also held that shares can be subject matter of a DMC and share certificates can…