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
How to Make a will in Hong Kong to deal with Assets in the Mainland China – Questions and Answers Hong Kong resident have assets in Hong Kong and the Mainland. How should they make a will? Answer: There is no only way, but the best way (the most convenient way to handle inheritance after...Read More
Probate and Inheritance in Hong Kong Our Legal Practice on Probate and Inheritance in Hong Kong Our firm handles various Hong Kong probate and inheritance legal matters, including representing mainland residents, Taiwan and Macau residents, and overseas Chinese to apply for Letters of Administration in Hong Kong, representing clients in handling Caveat and estate litigation,...Read More
Inheritance in Hong Kong: Priority of application for estate administrator The estate representation system for inheritance in Hong Kong Under the Hong Kong legal system, the inheritance of an estate is based on a representation system, that is, the court appoints a personal representative of the estate (including an executor or an administrator), and the...Read More
Seminar: Trust Law and Wealth Inheritance under Hong Kong Common Law Invited by the wealth inheritance lawyer team of Guangdong Zhuojian Law Firm, I gave a lecture on “Trust Law and Wealth Inheritance under Common Law” to the wealth inheritance lawyer team at the firm on the afternoon of March 27. , the lecture lasted...Read More
Inheriting Esate 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
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
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 Kong residents have purchased real estate in the Mainland or opened...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
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 understanding the nature of the act 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
Hong Kong inheritance lawyer: How do Macau residents inherit Hong Kong Estate? Macao and Hong Kong are adjacent, and economic exchanges and personnel flows are very frequent. It is often the case that Macao residents leave inheritance in Hong Kong after their death. Macau and Hong Kong are both special administrative regions of China. Each...Read More
Macau SAR is very near to Hong Kong and traditionally has very close economic and social connection with Hong Kong SAR. When Macau residents passes away leaving estate in Hong Kong, how do the heirs inherit the estate in Hong Kong? Obtaining a grant from the High Court is the required for Inheriting Hong Kong...Read More
