NORMAN GUY DONALD AND OTHERS V. LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCFI 645 Court of First Instance 8 March 2024 • HCMP1836/2017 • 42 min read

4 cases cited (1 HK, 3 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (14)

C M Chow & Company Firm Chui & Lau Firm Raymond Tong & Co Firm Stephenson Harwood Firm Withers Firm Abel Lam Counsel Defendant Anson Wong Counsel Defendant Bonnie Y K Cheng Counsel Plaintiff Edward Chan Counsel Defendant Eugene Fung Counsel Plaintiff Forest Fong Counsel Defendant Justin Lam Counsel Defendant Lorinda Lau Counsel Defendant Tommy Cheung Counsel Defendant

Case Significance

Norman Guy Donald and Others v. Li Pak Huen in His Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Li Pak Wing and Others [2024] HKCFI 645 was decided by the Court of First Instance on 8 March 2024. The proceedings continued beyond first instance: the matter reached the Court of Appeal in Norman Guy Donald and Another v. Li Pak Huen in His Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Li Pak Wing and Others (and 1 other) [2025] HKCA 1064 and [2025] HKCA 898, and subsequently the Court of Final Appeal in Li Pak Huen in His Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Li Pak Wing, Li Pak Huen v. Norman Guy Donald and Another (and 1 other) [2026] HKCFA 24.

What court decided Norman Guy Donald and Others v. Li Pak Huen [2024] HKCFI 645?

The Court of First Instance decided Norman Guy Donald and Others v. Li Pak Huen [2024] HKCFI 645 on 8 March 2024. The estate dispute later reached the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal under related citations.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (4)

SG (1)

[2012] SGCA 41

HK (3)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 498 [2015] 6 HKC 200 [2019] HKCFI 1086

Cited By (4)

[2026] HKCFA 24

LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING, LI PAK HUEN V. NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

[2026] HKCA 125

NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER V. LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCA 1064

NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER V. LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCA 898

NORMAN GUY DONALD AND ANOTHER V. LI PAK HUEN IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LI PAK WING AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

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.

[2025] HKCA 898 Court of Appeal

31 October 2025

[2026] HKCFA 24 Court of Final Appeal

15 June 2026

[2026] HKCA 125 Court of Appeal

12 February 2026

[2025] HKCA 1064 Court of Appeal

8 December 2025