How to Enforce Mainland China Arbitral Award in Hong Kong? As a Hong Kong Arbitration lawyer, we deal with a lot of cases about application for enforcement of Mainland Arbitration Awards in Hong Kong. This Article will introduce briefly about the practice of enforcing Mainland Arbitration Awards in Hong Kong.  After Hong Kong reunification, the...Read More

Inheriting Estate in Hong Kong: Procedural Overview Procedures for inheritance in Hong Kong vary according to whether or not the deceased left a valid will with an executor appointed in the will at the time of his death. Generally speaking, the procedures of succession in Hong Kong are as follows:- First of all, person having...Read More

Bonds Default: Winding-up as a Way of Recourse? Background Information: Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Before the Hong Kong Immigration Department stopped the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (“Scheme”) on 25th January 2015, many investment immigration applicants bought private placed bonds from some Hong Kong listed companies upon the recommendation of their immigration consultants. The Scheme has...Read More

Disputes on the jurisdiction in divorce proceedings Hong Kong is a true international city with a large number of residents from Mainland China, Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, South Asia, Japan, South Korea and other places. Therefore, divorce cases in Hong Kong often involve cross-border and international elements. An important issue in...Read More

Marry in Hong Kong – Conditions and Procedure Can non-Hong Kong residents (such as foreigners and Mainland residents) get married in Hong Kong? The Marriage Ordinance (Marriage Ordinance) is the main law governing marriage. According to it, anyone who is willing to get married in Hong Kong and meets the conditions for marriage can get...Read More

Mutual Enforcement of Divorce Judgments between the Mainland and Hong Kong： The Current Situation In July 2006, Hong Kong and the Mainland Government signed the Arrangements for the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments in the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” (“Mutual Enforcement of Judgment Arrangement”)....Read More

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Inheritance Claims Time Limits Different issues regarding inheritance involves different time limits. According to section 21 of Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 347), “no action in respect of any claim to the personal estate of a deceased person or to any share or interest in such estate, whether under a will or on intestacy, shall be brought...Read More

Inheritance and Probate Laws under Hong Kong Legal System Laws in relation to probate and administration of deceased’s estate involve common law and statutory law. Statutory law includes subsidiary legislation and current governing laws. The Main Statute, Rules and Guide regarding Probate and Inheritance The Main Statute, Rules and Guide regarding Probate and Inheritance effective...Read More

Hong Kong Inheritance – Questions and Answers Where can I find the full text of Hong Kong’s Inheritance Law? Hong Kong inheritance laws include: Probate and Estate Administration Ordinance,  Uncontested Probate Rules, Intestates’ Estates Ordinance，Will Ordinance，Inheritance (Provision for Survivors and Dependents) Ordinance，Practical Guide to Uncontested Probate etc. The above link to the original text of...Read More

Inheritance litigation in Hong Kong: types of disputes and litigation methods As Hong Kong lawyers who handle various types of inheritance litigation, we encounter various Hong Kong inheritance litigations in our practice and have different handling methods for different inheritance litigation cases. Here is a summary of common types of estate litigation. Litigation on Competing...Read More

For cross-border residents and overseas Chinese, one of their concerns is how to effectively make a valid testament (will) to dispose their assets located in the Mainland China and/or in Hong Kong SAR. In this article, we will shed some light on how to make a cross-border will to dispose assets in the Mainland China...Read More

Taiwan has strong economic and social connection with Hong Kong SAR. It often happens that some Taiwan residents passed way leaving estate assets in Hong Kong. In such circustances, how do the heirs inherit the estate in Hong Kong? Application for a grant from the High Court of Hong Kong is the required for Inheriting...Read More

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Hong Kong Residents Inheriting Estate in Mainland China: Procedure and Laws Introduction: Hong Kong residents inheriting the Mainland Estate Hong Kong residents inheriting the mainland heritage is a daily legal matter that the Mainland-Hong Kong Cross-border Lawyers often needs to deal with. Due to the close ties between Hong Kong and the Mainland, many Hong...Read More

Inheritance of Estate in Hong Kong and the Mainland China As a lawyer dual qualified in Hong Kong and the Mainland China and in the practice of inheritance and probate, I have handled many cross-border inheritance and probate matters involving both Hong Kong laws and the the Mainland laws. In many cases, the deceased die...Read More

How to Ensure the Testator’s Testamentary Capacity? Testamentary Capacity under the Laws of Hong Kong Applicable under the Hong Kong law, Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB laid down the law as to testamentary capacity.  According to the rule established in that case, to ensure the testator’s testamentary capacity, testator need to be (a) capable of...Read More

Affidavit of Foreign Law (legal opinion) in Support of Probate Application in Hong Kong When foreign residents (or Mainland resident) inherit Hong Kong movable property, they need provide a legal affidavit from a foreign lawyer I wrote in another article “Hong Kong inheritance lawyer: How to handle cross-border inheritance between Hong Kong and the Mainland”...Read More

The divorce proceedings in Hong Kong is quite complicated. For facilitating the understanding and practice of the divorce proceedings participants, there are some guidance documents isused by the court and the Law Society. The following is a list of part of the most usually used guidance documents-   Family Court Practice, Law-Society-Cirular-12-906a1   PD15.11 Financial...Read More

Disclosure of Assets in Hong Kong Matrimonial Litigation: Introduction In Hong Kong matrimonial litigation, assets disclosure operates mainly through filing of assets disclosure form (Form E) into the Court by both parties. Both parties have obligation to honestly and accurately disclose their financial status and documents such as their own property, incomes, assets and liabilities....Read More