WONG NGA YEE 對 GLOBAL ASSET GROUP LTD

WONG NGA YEE 對 GLOBAL ASSET GROUP LTD

The tribunal did not commit a legal error: the Booking Form was between purchaser and the developer (Caydon), Caydon did not accept the offer nor authorize Global Asset Group to sign or to forfeit the deposit, and the new documents did not establish otherwise; therefore there was no arguable point of law to justify...

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Citation
[2018] HKCFI 2737
Parties
Claimant: WONG Nga Yee; Respondent: Global Asset Group Ltd
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 December 2018
Case Number
HCSA46/2018
Procedural Posture
Small Claims Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal (refused)
Outcome
leave to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Booking Form, Holding Deposit Forfeiture, Authority to Accept Offer, Misrepresentation, Admissibility of Fresh Evidence
Source Language
ch
Contract Agency Civil Procedure Property Transactions Booking Form Holding Deposit Forfeiture Authority to Accept Offer Misrepresentation +1 more

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Parties

WONG Nga Yee

Claimant

Global Asset Group Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Small Claims Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal (refused)

  1. 1 Whether Global Asset Group Ltd was a contracting party to the Booking Form or merely a stakeholder
  2. 2 Whether Caydon accepted the offer so as to bind Caydon to the Booking Form terms
  3. 3 Whether the defendant had authority to forfeit the holding deposit

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal did not commit a legal error: the Booking Form was between purchaser and the developer (Caydon), Caydon did not accept the offer nor authorize Global Asset Group to sign or to forfeit the deposit, and the new documents did not establish otherwise; therefore there was no arguable point of law to justify grant of leave to appeal.

Court Disposition

leave to appeal refused

Orders

  • Leave to appeal application refused