Read the full judgment text of FAMV51/2014 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 February 2015 before Ribeiro PJ, Tang PJ, Fok PJ.
Will – construction – leave to appeal – as of right – immediacy requirement – question of great general or public importance – Chinese phrase – section 23B Wills Ordinance – grant of leave – Joint will and codicil of deceased – dispute over meaning of '名下 ... 的財産' – Whether leave to appeal is as of right – no – immediacy requirement not met – Whether question of great general or public importance arises – no – interpretation contextual – Leave granted on basis of difficulties under section 23B Wills Ordinance – Leave granted – appeal to be heard on 29 September 2015
Legal issues: Leave to appeal as of right – immediacy requirement · Question of great general or public importance – Chinese phrase · Grant of leave under section 23B Wills Ordinance
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted on the basis of difficulties under section 23B of the Wills Ordinance; appeal directed to be heard on 29 September 2015.