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Topic

Disclosure of estate accounts

Legal area

Court

27 Jan 2025

OFFICIAL ADMINISTRATOR, in his capacity as the administrator of the estate of AIDA HENRIETTE VINE nee AGABEG v. MA WAH YAN, in his capacity as the co-executor of the estate of the late VINE PETER ALAN LEE, and as the executor of the estate of the late AGABEG GODFREY AVRYL AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 454
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1641/2024

The 1st defendant was ordered to produce a full inventory and account with supporting documents because section 56 PAO and Order 85 RHC impose a statutory duty on personal representatives to exhibit accounts on lawful demand, the 1st defendant had repeatedly failed to respond over many years, and the Official Administrator requires the accounts to complete administration of the deceased's estate.
9 Jun 2022

葉子揚對許瑞芬 (死者葉俊東的遺產管理人)及另五人

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 1646
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1619/2021

The court revoked the grant to the first defendant because she, as administrator, failed over many years to perform statutory and fiduciary duties, failed to disclose estate assets or accounts, effected a substantial transfer of the principal estate asset and took proceeds without accounting or distribution; consequently the original grant had become void/useless and should be revoked and a new grant issued to the applicant upon compliance with Probate Registry procedures; costs awarded to the applicant against the first defendant.