How to bypass a probate applicant with higher priority right? -A brief analysis of the “principle of necessity and convenience” Order of Priority in Application for Grant Under Hong Kong’s legal system, inheritance is an estate administration system, that is, the person with priority specified by law applies to the court to become the estate...Read More
Inheritance and Probate Litigation in Hong Kong: Questions and Answers How to resolve a dispute over whether there is a valid will or not? The party claiming that the will is valid can apply to the court for probate. A party disputing a will may file a memorandum of notice with the court to object...Read More
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 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
Priority of Entitlement for a grant of administration in Hong Kong under Hong Kong laws Under Hong Kong laws, there is an order for the priority of persons entitled to the application of a probate regarding a deceased person’s estate. For example, the first priority goes to the deceased’ spouse, then children, then parents. What...Read More
Regarding the Caveat Proceedings, according to the Non Contentious Probate Rules (Cap 10A) and the Guide to Non Contentious Probate Practice issued by the Hong Kong court, a person who oppose the issuing of a grant regarding a deceased’s estate can file a document named Caveat to the court for record of his objection. What...Read More
