[2021] HKCFA 40, NG LAI LING WINNIE AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DUNG WAI MAN, DECEASED AND ANOTHER V. NG YUK PUI KELLY - Application dismissed

Judges (3)

Counsel (6)

Li & Partners Firm Woo Kwan Lee & Lo Firm Anthony Ismail Counsel Plaintiff Justin Ismail Counsel Plaintiff Lawrence K F Ng Counsel Defendant Victor T S Lui Counsel Defendant

Parties (7)

Ng Lai Ling Winnie as Defendant Sino Leading Limited Defendant The Estate of Ng Bing Kuen, Deceased (represented by Ng Kwok Wah Vincent) Defendant Ng Kwok Keung, James Defendant Ng Kwok Wah, Vincent Defendant Ng Lai Ling, Winnie Defendant Ng Yuk Pui Kelly Plaintiff

Summary

Ng Lai Ling Winnie, as executor of a deceased's estate, applied for leave to appeal in a dispute over the beneficial ownership of shares in a company holding valuable property. The key issues involved estoppel by convention and the principles governing beneficial interests in family company shares. Leave to appeal was refused.

Statutes Cited

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap 219)

s 3(1)

Cases Cited (8)

UK (5)

[1963] 2 QB 169 [1976] AC 536 [1991] Ch 448 [1992] Ch 421 [2019] 1 WLR 637

HK (3)

(2009) 12 HKCFAR 1 [2019] HKCFI 210 [2021] HKCA 724

Cited By (1)

[2024] HKDC 2074

NG KOON FAI V. TO CHUNG YIN AND ANOTHER

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 9 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCA 593 Court of Appeal

2 July 2024

[2023] HKDC 1113 District Court

16 August 2023

[2026] HKCFI 465 Court of First Instance

21 January 2026

[2024] HKDC 2074 District Court

18 December 2024

[2024] HKDC 1032 District Court

5 July 2024

[2021] HKCFI 3507 Court of First Instance

22 November 2021