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Hong Kong Case Law

Ownership and possession of ashes
  • 3 Mar 2017

    黄英儿 訴 陈良芸

    Citation
    黄英儿 訴 陈良芸
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA3093/2015

    The statement of claim failed to plead facts establishing plaintiff's ownership or exclusive possession of the ashes or that the defendant had sole possession or authority to relocate them; plaintiff also omitted the deceased's son (the husband) as a necessary defendant and did not address regulatory or columbarium constraints. On that basis the claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action and the registrar's strike-out was correctly affirmed; costs follow the unsuccessful appellant.