IT WAS MARCH last year when administrators arrived on the scene to protect the assets of vanished tycoon Teddy Wang Teh-huei.
The father of the former Chinachem boss, Wang Din-shin, had slapped Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum with a writ and sought the help of partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to keep an eye on the estate pending the outcome of a bitter probate case.
A story was published in this paper after the relevant court hearing to formalise the appointments, and the next day this reporter received a phone call from one of Ms Wang's lawyers.
Who was the source of this story? The case had been heard in chambers - behind closed doors - and was supposedly barred from the public domain, the lawyer claimed. The lawyer's request for information was refused and he never called again.
Judging by the first few days of the actual probate hearing - the case began in the High Court on Monday and is not short of juicy allegations - it is perhaps understandable for Ms Wang to be wary of publicity.
She almost got her way when trial judge Mr Justice David Yam - so far without giving any reasons - ordered that the probate case be heard in chambers. This was subsequently quashed at the Court of Appeal and the case is in full swing. We have another 27 juicy days to go.