Beijing Jingsh (Shenzhen) Law Firm’s International Affairs Committee Holds Cross-Border Estate Succession Seminar and Launch Ceremony for the Handbook on Foreign-Related Succession Legal Services

To further enhance professional capacity in foreign-related legal services, deepen practical exchange in cross-border succession and family matters, and advance the consolidation of experience into professional deliverables, on 29 October 2026 Beijing Jingsh (Shenzhen) Law Firm held a “Practical Seminar on Cross-Border Estate Succession and Launch Ceremony for the White Paper on Foreign-Related Succession Legal Services.” The seminar featured joint presentations by Zhao Baolian, Director of the Firm’s International Affairs Committee and arbitrator, and Chan Sau Chi, a PRC-qualified lawyer and Hong Kong solicitor. The Firm also launched the Handbook on Foreign-Related Succession Legal Services, aiming to unpack the applicable law, procedures, and practical difficulties in succession to estates in Mainland China of foreign decedents and to estates in Hong Kong, and—drawing on real cases—to clarify risk-control points and solutions for Mainland–Hong Kong cross-border succession.

Chan Sau Chi spoke on “Succession and Matrimonial Regimes in Hong Kong and Mainland China,” contrasting the two systems on intestacy rules（orde of succession and distrition）， and extending to matrimonial jurisdiction, divorce procedure, ancillary relief, and disclosure.

Using LKW v DD, she explained the Hong Kong courts’ equal sharing principle and the five-step approach to ancillary relief: identify the assets; assess the parties’ financial needs; decide whether equal sharing applies; consider whether there is good reason to depart from equality; and determine the outcome. She also offered practical guidance on the enforceability, drafting, and review of pre- and post-nuptial agreements in Hong Kong.