ANGELA CHEN V. WAI WAI CHEN

[2024] HKCFI 1837 Court of First Instance 19 July 2024 • HCAP10/2020 • 30 min read

14 cases cited (0 HK, 14 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Anthony Siu & Co Firm DLA Piper Hong Kong Firm Alexander Tang Counsel Defendant Bernard Man SC Counsel Plaintiff Danny Tang Counsel Plaintiff Johnny Ma, SC Counsel Defendant Johnny Mok Counsel Defendant Keith Lam Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (1)

In the Estate of Madam Yang Foo-Oi Unknown

Case Significance

Angela Chen v Wai Wai Chen [2024] HKCFI 1837 was decided by the Court of First Instance on 19 July 2024. Further proceedings between the same parties followed in Angela Chen v Wai Wai Chen [2025] HKCFI 1615, and the dispute reached the Court of Appeal in Angela Chen v Wai Wai Chen (and 1 other) [2026] HKCA 1062. The 2024 decision was also cited in the unrelated case Pan Haifei v Tai Karen Kai Lun [2026] HKCFI 3064.

Were there further proceedings after Angela Chen v Wai Wai Chen [2024] HKCFI 1837?

Yes. The same parties returned to the Court of First Instance in Angela Chen v Wai Wai Chen [2025] HKCFI 1615, and the dispute later reached the Court of Appeal as Angela Chen v Wai Wai Chen (and 1 other) [2026] HKCA 1062.

Cases Cited (14)

UK (3)

[1929] AC 601 [1987] 1 AC 189 [2020] 4 WLR 89

HK (11)

(2012) 15 HKCFAR 72 [2009] 1 HKLRD 455 [2009] 5 HKLRD 743 [2010] 5 HKLRD 1 [2019] HKCFI 461 [2020] HKCFI 2150 [2020] HKCFI 235 [2020] HKCFI 2477 [2021] HKCA 1211 [2021] HKCA 1929 [2021] HKCA 941

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKCA 1062

ANGELA CHEN V. WAI WAI CHEN (and 1 other)

[2026] HKCFI 3064

PAN HAIFEI V. TAI KAREN KAI LUN

[2025] HKCFI 1615

ANGELA CHEN V. WAI WAI CHEN

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCFI 1615 Court of First Instance

3 April 2025

[2026] HKCA 1062 Court of Appeal

8 June 2026

[2026] HKCFI 3064 Court of First Instance

29 May 2026