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Hong Kong Case Law

Renunciation of administration
  • 5 Mar 2010

    CHIU TAK KWONG v. TAN YUFANG

    Citation
    CHIU TAK KWONG v. TAN YUFANG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAP9/2006

    The court found on the evidence that the defendant signed the Agreement and Renunciation as a result of duress and undue influence by Tak Sing and Yuk Chun (acting with other elder siblings), making the Agreement voidable and the Renunciation retractable; accordingly the Agreement was set aside, the Renunciation retracted and letters of administration were granted to the defendant and a nominated co-administrator, and the estate was ordered to be distributed under section 4(3) IEO; costs were awarded to the defendant on an indemnity basis and an order nisi issued to consider joinder of other…