POON LOI TAK THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE LATE POON NUEN DECEASED V. POON LOI CHEUNG DESMOND

[2024] HKCA 796 Court of Appeal 2 September 2024 • CACV32/2023 • 58 min read

8 cases cited (1 HK, 7 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (3)

Counsel (6)

P.C. Woo & Co Firm Patrick Chu, Conti Wong Lawyers LLP Firm Abel Lam Counsel Plaintiff Esther Mak Counsel Defendant Jennifer A Tse Counsel Plaintiff Paul Shieh Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Poon Loi Tak Plaintiff Poon Loi Cheung Desmond Defendant

Case Significance

Poon Loi Tak the Administrator of the Late Poon Nuen Deceased v Poon Loi Cheung Desmond [2024] HKCA 796 is a Court of Appeal judgment dated 2 September 2024 concerning administration of a deceased estate. Its reasoning has been referenced in later estate and executorship disputes, including Chan Pui Sze and Mak Hau Yin (the Joint and Several Trustees of the Property of the Bankrupt) v Wang Jue [2024] HKCFI 2491, Man Chung Leung v Man Wai Sing the Executor of the Estate of the Deceased Man Hing Kwai and Another [2025] HKCFI 4308, and Michael Tak Yan Mong as the Executor of the Estate of Hilda Mong (Deceased) v Jennifer Tak Wai Yip Also Known as Jennifer Tak Wai Mong and Others [2026] HKCFI 2514.

What kind of dispute does Poon Loi Tak v Poon Loi Cheung Desmond [2024] HKCA 796 involve?

This Court of Appeal judgment, dated 2 September 2024, concerns administration of a deceased person's estate. Its reasoning was later referenced in estate and executorship matters, including Man Chung Leung v Man Wai Sing the Executor of the Estate of Man Hing Kwai and Another [2025] HKCFI 4308.

Cases Cited (8)

SG (1)

[2008] SGHC 119

UK (1)

[1969] 1 Ch 123

HK (6)

(2002) 5 HKCFAR 336 [1999] 3 HKC 197 [2013] 2 HKLRD 749 [2021] HKCA 648 [2023] HKCA 185 [2023] HKCFI 101

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKCFI 2514

MICHAEL TAK YAN MONG AS THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF HILDA MONG (DECEASED) V. JENNIFER TAK WAI YIP ALSO KNOWN AS JENNIFER TAK WAI MONG AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCFI 4308

MAN CHUNG LEUNG V. MAN WAI SING THE EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED MAN HING KWAI AND ANOTHER

[2024] HKCFI 2491

CHAN PUI SZE AND MAK HAU YIN (THE JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES OF THE PROPERTY OF THE BANKRUPT) V. WANG JUE

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 4 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCFI 2491 Court of First Instance

20 September 2024

[2026] HKCFI 2514 Court of First Instance

4 May 2026

[2026] HKCFI 2146 Court of First Instance

21 April 2026

[2025] HKCFI 4308 Court of First Instance

16 September 2025