20 Mar 2023
WLK by MYW her next friend v. CCIW AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2023] HKFC 58
- Court
- Family Court
- Case number
- FCMP176/2019
The summons for litigation funding is dismissed because the applicant failed to satisfy the stringent requirement of establishing a very clear case of immediate need for financial assistance under section 7: the evidence was inadequate (no documentary proof of borrowing or inability to continue borrowing, absence of corroboration from family members who had been providing funds), no attempt to seek legal aid was shown, and the sums sought were disproportionate to the estate and other beneficiaries' interests; accordingly the court declined to exercise its discretion to order interim litigatio…