LAM KWOK HING (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM PING SANG, DECEASED) V. LAU HA ALSO KNOWN AS LAU HA LILY AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCFI 1354 Court of First Instance 11 April 2025 • HCA2196/2020 • 59 min read

30 cases cited (0 HK, 30 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Practice Areas

Land & Property Trusts

Judges (1)

Alan Kwong Coram

Counsel (4)

Pauline Wong & Co Firm Terry Yeung & Lai Firm Nicholas Oh Counsel Defendant Tasman Tam Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

Lam Kwok Hing (As Administrator of the Estate of Lam Ping Sang, Deceased) Plaintiff MOK KAM KWAIbeing sued on his own behalf and on behalf of all other members of the SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE Defendant MOK KAM KWAIbeing sued on his own behalf and on behalf of all other members of the SHA TIN WELFARE ASSOCIATION Defendant Person(s) unlawfully occupying or remaining at Flat B, 1/F & Roof, Mei Lun House, 46 & 48 Tai Wai Road, Shatin, New Territories without the Plaintiff's Consent Defendant Lau Ha Defendant

Case Significance

LAM KWOK HING (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM PING SANG, DECEASED) V. LAU HA ALSO KNOWN AS LAU HA LILY AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 1354 was decided in the Court of First Instance on 11 April 2025, classified under Land & Property and Trusts. No outcome summary is recorded in the brief, but the citations place the dispute within Hong Kong estate and trust jurisprudence: the case cites PATRICK COWLEY AND WONG WING SZE TIFFANY (JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY OF THE PROPERTY OF LAU YU ALSO KNOWN AS JAFFE LAU) V. LAU SZE AND ANOTHER [2024] HKCFI 1662 and the Court of Final Appeal decision in CHEUNG LAI MUI, THE EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHEUNG PING KAU AND THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHEUNG PING FUK (ALIAS CHEUNG BING FUK) V. CHEUNG WAI SHING AND OTHERS [2021] HKCFA 19.

The matter appears to have continued in later proceedings under the same parties, LAM KWOK HING (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM PING SANG, DECEASED) V. LAU HA ALSO KNOWN AS LAU HA LILY AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 2843, and has been cited in subsequent estate disputes including PAN HAIFEI V. TAI KAREN KAI LUN [2026] HKCFI 3064 and CHAN CHUNG NAM V. CHAN CHUNG KAY BEING THE PERSON APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE ESTATE OF CHAN KIN KWONG, DECEASED [2026] HKCFI 3695.

What areas of law does LAM KWOK HING V. LAU HA [2025] HKCFI 1354 cover?

The Court of First Instance decision, dated 11 April 2025, is classified under Land & Property and Trusts. It concerns an estate administered by LAM KWOK HING and cites the Court of Final Appeal ruling in CHEUNG LAI MUI V. CHEUNG WAI SHING AND OTHERS [2021] HKCFA 19.

Did LAM KWOK HING V. LAU HA [2025] HKCFI 1354 lead to further proceedings?

Yes. The same parties later appear in LAM KWOK HING (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM PING SANG, DECEASED) V. LAU HA ALSO KNOWN AS LAU HA LILY AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 2843, and the earlier decision has been cited in later estate disputes such as PAN HAIFEI V. TAI KAREN KAI LUN [2026] HKCFI 3064.

Cases Cited (30)

UK (15)

[1943] Ch 435 [1969] 2 Ch 276 [1972] Ch 526 [1973] Ch 51 [1977] 1 All ER 33 [1979] 1 WLR 936 [2001] Ch 210 [2002] EWCA Civ 159 [2007] 2 AC 432 [2010] EWCA Civ 519 [2010] EWHC 3117 [2012] EWCA Civ 1140 [2015] EWCA Civ 404 [2019] EWHC 1187 [2021] 4 WLR 121

HK (15)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 31 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 1 (2012) 15 HKCFAR 569 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 116 [2007] 4 HKC 314 [2007] 5 HKC 122 [2009] 5 HKLRD 513 [2010] 2 HKLRD 649 [2015] 2 HKLRD 985 [2015] 4 HKC 167 [2017] 4 HKLRD 327 [2019] HKCFI 2819 [2021] HKCFA 19 [2021] HKCFI 2018 [2024] HKCFI 1662

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKCFI 3695

CHAN CHUNG NAM V. CHAN CHUNG KAY BEING THE PERSON APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE ESTATE OF CHAN KIN KWONG, DECEASED

[2026] HKCFI 3064

PAN HAIFEI V. TAI KAREN KAI LUN

[2025] HKCFI 2843

LAM KWOK HING (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM PING SANG, DECEASED) V. LAU HA ALSO KNOWN AS LAU HA LILY AND OTHERS

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.

[2026] HKCFI 3695 Court of First Instance

29 June 2026

[2026] HKCFI 3064 Court of First Instance

29 May 2026

[2025] HKCFI 2843 Court of First Instance

11 July 2025