HUI CHUN PING V. HUI KAU MO

[2024] HKCFA 32 Court of Final Appeal 23 December 2024 • FACV6/2024 • 23 min read
12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Practice Areas

Limitation Ordinance

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Hoffmann Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (7)

Iu, Lai & Li Firm Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP Firm Benjamin Yu Counsel Defendant Bonnie Y K Cheng Counsel Defendant John Leung Counsel Plaintiff Jonathan Fung Counsel Defendant Paul Shieh Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Hui Chun Ping Plaintiff Hui Kau Mo Defendant

Summary

Hui Chun Ping disputed with Hui Kau Mo in a family property case concerning the beneficial ownership of property acquired during a family relationship. The Court considered the proper approach to establishing beneficial interests through resulting or constructive trusts. The appeal addressed important questions of equity and property law.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Ordinance (Cap 347)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (9)
[1893] 2 QB 390 [1920] AC 636 [1977] 1 Ch 106 [1994] 1 AC 324 [1999] 1 All ER 400 [2012] Ch 453 [2014] AC 1189 [2015] AC 250 [2016] 1 WLR 3179
HK (3)
(2009) 12 HKCFAR 139 [2003] 1 HKLRD 524 [2008] 4 HKLRD 473

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2024] HKCFA 32)