12 Nov 2010
WLK v. TMC
- Citation
- WLK v. TMC
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV21/2009
The Court allowed the husband's appeal in part: the Court of Appeal had erred in substituting the trial judge's findings on most disputed family liabilities and in treating the pre-marital relationship as a 15-year continuous union based on 'emotional interlocking' alone; the sharing principle applies where assets exceed needs, but in this case modest allowances for compensation and contribution (3% and 2% of total assets respectively) plus an adjusted needs-based award produced a fair outcome; after set-offs and the wife's own assets the husband was ordered to pay a net lump sum of HK$11,900…