April Kong is an Associate, focusing on private wealth-related issues, including both contentious and non-contentious probate and estate administration, mental incapacitated persons, enduring power of attorney, and matrimonial matters.
April frequently advises on complex estate administrations involving multi-million dollar estates. April had also advised on applications under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136) involving multi-million dollar estates and appeared in the applications hearings as the advocate.
April also advises on full range of family matters, including but not limited to divorce and separation, children related matters, and ancillary relief disputes.
Key Experience
Private Client - Trust & Estate Administration
- Acted for the professional administrator (including independent administrator ad colligenda bona and pendente lite) to apply for, inter alia, passing-over the executor(s)/administrator(s), and Letters of Administration for administering the Hong Kong multi-million dollar estates (comprising of various businesses and companies and managing residential and non-residential properties).
- Advised on applications under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136) involving multi-million dollar estates. Advised on multiple ancillary applications including a variation application to open a Committee’s investment account maintained at an international investment company with high management fees.
Matrimonial
- Acted for the Petitioner against the permanent relocation of the children (6-day trial) and application pursuant to section 17 (avoidance of transactions intended to defeat certain claims) of Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap. 192) involving allotment of share capital of a company.
- Acted for the mother for the application, on behalf of her child, for a declaration of parentage under Section 6 of Parent and Child Ordinance (Cap. 429) and for financial provisions for the benefit of her child.
- Applied for orders for non-molestation and non-disclosure of address for the Petitioner.
Career History
Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Karas So LLP
Associate, Hugill & lp
Associate, Boase Cohen & Collins
Paralegal (pending admission), Boase Cohen & Collins
Trainee Solicitor, Boase Cohen & Collins
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Juris Doctor
York University, Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biology