Alfred Ip

Probate and Estate Management

• Estates of Wong Shing Kwong and Poon Pau Chee – acting on behalf of beneficiaries in applications for accounts, removal of administrator, and interlocutory injunctions.
• Estate of Chan Chung Han – acting for the Court Appointed Administrator in taking various actions against former executor for account, return of assets belonging to the estate and assets freezing injunctions. (HCMP367/2019; HCMP 1912/2013; HCA804/2019; HCMP1615/2020)
• Estate of Lam Kwok Leung – acting for one camp of beneficiaries against the administrator for their shares in the estate on the issue of the deceased’s domicile which affects the application of intestacy rules in different jurisdiction. (HCMP1240/2017)
• Loo Che Chin [2013] 2 HKLRD 739 – applied to pass over the executor appointed by the testator for a group of beneficiaries on the ground of swift and effective administration of the estate. (HCCA3131/2011)
• Estate of Wong Shu Pui – successfully resisted the application to pass over the administrator of the estate on the ground of the alleged bad character. (HCCA2138/2007)
• Estate of Ngan Chow Wah – successfully passed over the widow of the Deceased as administrator.
• Estate of Yeung Wai Him – the Court determined the issue of the Deceased’s marriage and the validity of its purported dissolution. (HCAP11/2013)
• Appointed by the Court as professional Administrator in the Estates of Lai Suet Ching (HCCA1364/2015)C; Chow Kwok Leung (HCMP797/2016); and Leung Kam Wah (HCMP1473/2014).
• TLWM v KDM and KJMC, The Executrices of the Estate of KMC, Deceased — Acting for the claimant for her claim under Cap. 481 (FCMP100/2020)
• SPMK v WCC and Others – Acting for the Claimant in her claim against the Estate of her same sex partner for financial provisions under Cap. 481 (FCMP250/2017)
• IP WOON SHUN, Administrator to the Estate of JULIANA TANG YEE 對 YU SHEK CHONG (alias OLIVER YU) 及另一人 — Acting as administrator taking legal action against the occupier for vacant possession of a real property belonging to the Estate. (HCMP1736/2020)

Family, Matrimonial and Dependant Claims

• PH v DL – dismissed wife’s petition for lack of jurisdiction (FCMC 14153/2019)
• TWS v LWC – acted for wife in seeking interim periodic payment against husband (FCMC 8308/2020)
• LT v M,MD – acted for husband on children issues and costs (FCMC 5131/2020)
• SPMK v WCC and others – applied for interim payment and legal costs provision under Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Ordinance (Cap. 481) (FCMP250/2017)
• CHEUNG WING KUEN, SAMUEL v. IP CHUI SUM – successfully applied for order for sale under Partition Ordinance (Cap. 352) for one party whose relationship with the other co-owner was husband and wife.  The Court rejected the wife’s matrimonial claim. (HCMP1981/2020)

Commercial Litigation

• Re Cornwall Agency Company Limited – Acting for the Company in the shareholders’ dispute. The Company is an assets holding vehicle founded by the patriarch and the shareholders are family members who inherit their shares from the patriarch. (HCCW262/2020; HCMP564/2020; HCA617/2020)
• Chan Shu Chun and ors v. Dr Kung Yan Sum and Ors – acting for the 1st Defendant against the claim for, inter alia, deceit and conspiracy to defraud the Plaintiffs. (HCA83/2014)
• Oriental Press Group Limited and Others v. Fevaworks Solutions Limited 16 HKCFAR 366, [2012] – Court of Final Appeal – represented hkgolden.com, one of Hong Kong’s most popular internet forums, in defending claims by Oriental Daily Group in Hong Kong for defamatory comments made on their forums and their founders by internet users on the forum based on innocent dissemination.
• High Fashion New Media Corporation Ltd v. Leong Ma Li – successfully held the Defendant in contempt of Court. (HCA1812/2017)
• Perrine Chamonix Limited – Star League Limited and Ors – successfully sought costs against the opposite party after stopping its premises being used as vice establishment. (HCA1139/2017)

2023

• Distinguished Practitioner in Dispute Resolution and Private Client (Recommended Firm) – Asialaw

2022

• Leading Individual in Private Client – The Legal 500
• Ranked in Private Wealth Disputes (China) – Chambers High Net Worth
• Distinguished Practitioner in Dispute Resolution and Private Client (Recommended Firm) – Asialaw
• Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year in Jurisdictional Firms of the Year – Asialaw Awards 2022/23
• Recognised for Private Client (highly recommended) and Commercial & Transactions (Litigation Star) – Benchmark Litigation
• First Tier | Estates, Probate & Succession Litigation Lawyer – Doyle’s Guide
• Thought Leader for Private Client – Who’s Who Legal
• Recognised for his Private Client practice – Global Elite

Previous Years (2014-2021)

• Leading Individual in Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Global (2014-2021)
• Ranked in Private Wealth Disputes (China) – Chambers High Net Worth (2021)
• Leading Individual in Private Client – The Legal 500 (2021)
• Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution and Private Client – Asialaw (2018-2021)
• Highly Recommended firm in Private Client litigation – Benchmark Litigation (2020 and 2021)
• Winner of Lawyer of the Year Hong Kong SAR Award – Benchmark Litigation (2020 and 2021)
• First Tier | Estates, Probate & Succession Litigation Lawyer – Doyle’s Guide (2020 and 2021)
• Recommended Lawyer for Private Client – Who’s Who Legal (2020-2021)
• Recognised for his Private Client practice – Global Elite (2019 and 2021)
• Recognised for his Contentious Trusts practice – Citywealth’s Leaders List
• Pro Bono and Community Service Awards – The Law Society of Hong Kong (2014-2021)

Alfred has written an extensive number of publications on a wide variety of topics ranging from Probate and Estate Administration to Mediation, Family and Civil Litigation. He also actively participates in events, conferences and webinars related to his specialisation practice areas.

Alfred edited Atkin’s Court Forms Hong Kong, Probate Edition 2012 and Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents Will Edition 2013. Most recently he has collaborated with LexisNexis on a series of Research & Whitepapers about Family and Private Client issues.