16 Jun 2023
NEW WELL MASTER CO LTD (Formerly known as WELL MASTER CO LTD) v. TIDJAN ANANTO
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 1597
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA558/2015
The court refused discovery/inspection of the original wills and related attachments because the operative Will was available for inspection in Hong Kong (but not taken up by the plaintiff), copies of the Certificate of Will and Certificate of Inheritance had been produced by a notary and were unchallenged, the translation indicated earlier wills were revoked rendering older wills irrelevant, the plaintiff's pursuit of older wills amounted to fishing and was not necessary for disposing fairly of the representation application under O.15 r.15; the proposed expert report could be relied on by a…