31 Mar 2026
廖麗翠 對 廖麗貞
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 1894
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1630/2020
The court accepted the defendant's and the brother's credible evidence that the joint China Bank account contained funds and shares accumulated from the family business to which the defendant had a substantial contribution and that the account reflected a common intention of joint ownership; the plaintiff's key assertions (the 2009 family meeting, the 2019 private signed note and that the defendant was a trustee) were not proven and the plaintiff's evidence lacked credibility; accordingly survivorship principles applied and the account assets became the defendant's sole property on the deceas…