 was recently a guest speaker at the Hong Kong Trustees’ Association 35

 Anniversary Conference titled “35 years of Transformation in the Hong Kong Trust Industry”, where he addressed recent jurisprudential developments in the private wealth and trust sphere and practical perspectives on common issues encountered by trustees in the administration of trust.

Special thanks to the Hong Kong Trustees’ Association for the invitation and organisation of the event.

Centre Chase Investment Ltd v IO of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building 

[2026] HKCFA 26, the CFA considered s.18(1)(c) of the Building Management Ordinance (BMO), and settled a question of longstanding difficulty in Hong Kong building management law: in what circumstances can an incorporation of owners (IO) waive or acquiesce in a breach of deed of mutual covenants (DMC) not involving illegality.

The CFA held (Lam PJ delivering the lead judgment, with Cheung CJ and Gummow NPJ delivering concurrences) that:

, instructed by C.W. Chan & Co., acted for the Appellant.

, instructed by Fred Kan & Co., acted for the 2

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