22 Dec 1978
LAM KWOK-LEUNG AND OTHERS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- LAM KWOK-LEUNG AND OTHERS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1731/1977
The court held that the doctrine of derogation does not extend to cases where the grantor's acts merely reduce the economic profitability of the grantee's use, particularly where the acts were lawful and undertaken for public welfare; O'Cedar is decisive; the plaintiffs failed to show actionable derogation and their claim was dismissed with costs. The court declined to decide the limitation point definitively.