16 Jun 2023
LYYC v. CHL and CSMS, the Executrices of the Estate of CGSK also known as CSKG, Deceased AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 1585
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP683/2021
Applicant failed to prove she was being maintained by the deceased immediately before death within s3(1)(ix) Cap 481: payments were not shown to be substantial contributions for maintenance or to reflect an assumed responsibility (they were more consistent with remuneration, one‑off gifts or payments that ceased years before death), the intimate/settled relationship had effectively ended years before death, therefore no locus and the Cap 481 claim must be dismissed; separately the City Garden Apartment was held on trust for ASC and HSH and is not part of the estate.