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Topic

Chain of title

Legal area

Court

21 Nov 2018

RE ALL THOSE PIECES OR PARCELS OF GROUND REGISTERED IN THE LAND REGISTRY AS LOT NOS 526 AND 527

Citation

[2018] HKCFI 2672
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1719/2018

The court had jurisdiction under section 45(a) Trustee Ordinance to make a vesting order because the original trusteeship derived from a statutory appointment under section 18 New Territories Ordinance and the chain of title and Land Registry records demonstrated that the applicants had acquired the relevant interests, therefore vesting the Lots 526 and 527 in the applicants was warranted.
8 Mar 2004

WELL BILLION DEVELOPMENT LTD v. MESSRS CHU & LAU (a firm)

Citation

WELL BILLION DEVELOPMENT LTD v. MESSRS CHU & LAU (a firm)
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1331/2002

Defendant solicitors breached the duty of care in tort by failing to obtain adequate proof (such as a board resolution or certified documentary evidence) that the signatory to the 1985 Assignment was authorised as chairman; the statutory presumption in s.23 CPO did not apply because the execution clause did not identify the signatory as authorised, and the inadequate enquiries caused the loss when the purchaser validly rescinded the March 2000 contract.