10 Feb 2017
TAM MEI KAM v. HSBC INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- TAM MEI KAM v. HSBC INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEE LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV181/2016
The appeal was dismissed because the judge lawfully exercised his statutory discretion under ss3–5 Cap 481 in ordering generous periodic payments instead of a lump sum: given the applicant's advanced age, health and capacity concerns, the need to secure ongoing payment of medical expenses, the ability to vary payments under s8, and the limited maintenance purpose of the Ordinance for non‑spousal applicants, a lump sum was not appropriate; the judge did not misapply s5 or take irrelevant matters into account and his conclusion fell within a permissible range of judgment.