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Hong Kong Case Law

Certainty of objects
  • 10 Mar 2010

    LEE TAK YEE v. LEE TAK YAN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    LEE TAK YEE v. LEE TAK YAN AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA766/2008

    The Statement of Claim was struck out because it failed to plead or prove essential elements of an express, constructive or resulting trust or of a contract (no declaration, vesting, acceptance by trustees, or contractual assent by defendants); the pleaded trust was void or unenforceable (perpetuity and uncertainty) and inconsistent with the express terms of the Global Settlement Agreement (estoppel by deed); many defendants were improperly joined or had no knowledge and plaintiff could not identify alleged breaches — accordingly the claim was unsustainable and an abuse of process.