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Agency and third party misappropriation
  • 28 Sept 1998

    INTERGULF EXPRESS H.K. LTD. AND ANOTHER v. DELTA ASIA CREDIT LTD.

    Citation
    INTERGULF EXPRESS H.K. LTD. AND ANOTHER v. DELTA ASIA CREDIT LTD.
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACV3/1998

    Clause 5 of the Undertaking and Indemnity, read in the context of the agreement and the parties' long course of dealing, imposed a bilateral obligation on the respondent to settle purchases of foreign currency cheques by delivering Hong Kong dollar crossed cheques in the appellants' favour unless the appellants had given written or acceptable standing instructions to the contrary; the respondent breached that obligation by delivering cash cheques to the appellants' employee and is liable for the resulting loss; appeal allowed and judgment entered for the appellants for HK$2,010,371 plus inter…