Order of priority for grant in case of intestacy

Rule 21 of Non-Contentious Probate Rule states that :   Where a person dies wholly intestate, the persons having a beneficial interest in the estate shall be entitled to a grant to administration in the following order of priority, namely : (i) the surviving spouse or the surviving partner or partners to a union of concubinage entered into before 7 October 1971; (ii) the children of the deceased including any children born of a union...
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White Collar Crime , Fraud and Regulatory Litigation

White collar crime is a financially motivated, nonviolent crime committed for illegal monetary gain. It is “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” (per 1939 by Edwin Sutherland). But this phrase has to be modified nowadays. White collar crime, fraud and regulatory problems know no boundaries. They can be committed by persons in all walks of life.   The most common white collar offences...
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Powers, Rights, Duties and Obligations of Personal Representatives

Personal representative of the deceased’s property has been vested with powers, rights, duties and obligations. Part V of Probate And Administration Ordinance states in details : Section 54 states power of personal representative to dispose of deceased’s property; Section 55 states purchase by personal representative of deceased’s property;   Section 56 states duty of personal representative as to deceased’s inventory;   Section 57 states protection of persons acting on probate or administration;   Section 58...
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