9 Jan 2015
JADE’S REALM LTD v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS for and on behalf of THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
- Citation
- JADE’S REALM LTD v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS for and on behalf of THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1509/2012
The court found a prima facie case that the solicitors' conveyancing files (Paragraph (1)) and contemporaneous communications between Treasure Island and the Plaintiff in relation to the sale up to completion (first part of Paragraph (2)) exist, are in the Plaintiff's possession and are relevant to the issues of Oral Representation, reliance and estoppel and the change in the subject matter of the sale; having regard to fairness because the Plaintiff had deployed portions of privileged advice, the court held privilege was effectively waived in the circumstances and ordered full discovery of t…