The following cases were recently reported by the Hon Mr Justice Bokhary. See below for His Lordship’s remarks and observations by way of Editor’s Notes.

Tso Tak Lee (曹得利) v Tso Chui Yan (曹翠仁) [2025] 1 HKLRD 953

“The Court recited many statements on the resolution of disputes as to testamentary capacity and ultimately had to, and did, proceed on the basis set out in the second of the above holdings. As to the time that elapsed between the conclusion of the hearing and the date of the judgment, the editor refrains from the making of any comment.”

TKY v YSGA [2025] 1 HKLRD 977

“This judgment addresses the approach to applications for legal costs provision orders, and demonstrates the need for such orders to be made on correct findings based on full and up to date information.”

HKSAR v Chow Yan Tung Iris (鄒欣桐) [2025] 1 HKLRD 1027

“Although refusals by single judges of leave to bring a criminal appeal are seldom reported, this judgment is reported for: (i) the indication that single judges act not only on grounds that are advanced but also on grounds that appear despite not being advanced; and (ii) the further warning set out in the third of the above holdings.”

Wu Yuan Hong v China Zenith Chemical Group Ltd [2025] 1 HKLRD 1191

"Holdings (3) and (4) above are case specific, but holdings (1) and (2) above involve matters of principle.”

HKSAR v Okafor Christian [2025] 1 HKLRD 1250

“This judgment deals in depth with the matters identified in the catchwords of this report.”

HKSAR v Lo Lai Chau (盧禮秋) [2025] 1 HKLRD 1335

“The relevant principles are illustrated by the Court of Appeal’s application of them to the detailed facts of the case.”