10 Jun 2020
CHAN FUK TAI AND OTHERS v. CHAN WAI MING
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 1041
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP3474/2016
The Master applied the settled rule that the administrator bears the legal burden to prove that each expense was properly incurred for the benefit or execution of the estate. Absent satisfactory evidence or credible explanation, items are excluded. Applying those principles the Master excluded ritual/grave-paying expenses, nearly all taxi fares for numerous unexplained viewings, claimed lost wages lacking proof, and two tax items not related to the estate; accepted renovation costs on contractor affidavit, miscellaneous small travel and reasonable incidental items, and several undocumented bu…