Asia: Family and Matrimonial

A will can be contested for lack of capacity, undue influence, fraud or formal defects, with successful challenges reverting to an earlier will or intestacy.

Equality is India's most celebrated yet one of the most broken constitutional promises. In a case before the Rajasthan High Court – Manni Devi v. Rama Devi & Ors., the Court reviewed a provision of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ("HSA")...

In the recent case of Cheung Ting Kau, Vincent v Koo Siu Ying and another [2025] HKCFI 1401, the Court of First Instance determined that the latest will of the late Mr Lim Por Yen (林百欣), founder of the Lai Sun Group (麗新集團), ...

Section 79A lets the Family Court change final property settlements if serious injustices like fraud, coercion, or major mistakes are proven.

On 4 August 2025 the Delhi High Court closed the chapter—at least for now—on a battle that began inside a 47-year-old marriage. In MAT.APP.(F.C.) 174/2023, a division bench of Justices...

In a recent and notable decision, the Supreme Court of India addressed a protracted marital dispute in the case of Anurag Vijaykumar Goel v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

Section 79A lets the Family Court change final property settlements if serious injustices like fraud, coercion, or major mistakes are proven.

The Court is now explicitly required to consider the effect of family violence when determining what orders to make for a property settlement.

In a complex cross-border child abduction case involving multiple jurisdictions, Tanner De Witt partners Adrian Au and Joanne Brown successfully...