Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Vendor's duty to answer requisitions

Legal area

Court

25 Nov 2013

ZHANG XUESHUAI v. LAI MOON WING

Citation

ZHANG XUESHUAI v. LAI MOON WING
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP2400/2012

The statutory declaration was inadequate because the declarant did not have custody of the missing original title deeds and could not, of his own knowledge, explain how they were lost; consequently the vendor failed to prove or give good title and the purchaser was entitled to determine the Agreement and recover the paid deposit with interest and costs.
15 Apr 1999

JOIN WINNER INVESTMENT LTD. v. PO WAI CHING

Citation

JOIN WINNER INVESTMENT LTD. v. PO WAI CHING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA10169/1997

Defendant failed its contractual duty to answer the purchaser's requisitions satisfactorily prior to completion; the certified copy of the Board Minute did not cure deficiencies or remove reasonable doubts about due execution; the purchaser was entitled to the contractual 7 working day period after production of the minute and to decline completion; the vendor's forfeiture of the deposit was wrongful; judgment for plaintiff for return of deposits with interest and assessment of damages was warranted.