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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...
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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,...
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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...
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