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Hong Kong Case Law

Statute of frauds memorandum requirements
  • 4 Oct 1948

    WU TAI LIANG v. WONG WAI CHUNG AND OTHERS

    Citation
    WU TAI LIANG v. WONG WAI CHUNG AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA110/1948

    Where the solicitors had authority only to negotiate and agree the form of a contract and not to conclude a contract on the principal's behalf, their correspondence did not form a sufficient memorandum under section 4 of the Statute of Frauds to bind the principal; accordingly the plaintiff's claim against the 3rd defendant failed while specific performance could be granted against those defendants who did not contest liability.