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Hong Kong Case Law

Section 7 evidence requirements

  • 17 Sept 2012

    RE WSY

    Citation
    RE WSY
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMH78/2011

    Where the MIPs' estates are complex and relatives are antagonistic the court should appoint an independent professional committee and not permit Part II applications to be used as a forum for intra-family forensic disputes; evidence in the application need only provide sufficient pointers for a neutral committee to investigate, and costs should be apportioned so that estates do not bear unnecessary inflated legal costs, with specified orders against a party who caused unnecessary hearings.

  • 17 Sept 2012

    RE CK

    Citation
    RE CK
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMH81/2011

    Because the MIPs have complex, varied and valuable estates and the applicants are antagonistic, the court must appoint independent professional committees and restrict the extent of pre-appointment forensic disclosure; costs should be apportioned to reflect unnecessary adversarial conduct — estates bear limited costs (filing/service and a fixed lump sum each), Y must pay specified costs to C, and estates must indemnify Official Solicitor and DSW; all costs to be summarily assessed by the judge.