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Topic

Conflict of solicitors

Legal area

Court

16 Jun 2017

LEUNG KIN KEUNG v. HANG SENG BANK LTD

Citation

LEUNG KIN KEUNG v. HANG SENG BANK LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA959/2014

The court applied the two-stage test for extension under Order 58 r.1 and concluded that the evidence did not establish sufficient 'good reason' to justify extending the writ; procedural delay and the plaintiff's difficulties did not meet the threshold required to override the prescribed limitation on validity of the writ.
7 Nov 1989

YEUNG KWOK LEUNG v. LAM CHEUK LAI

Citation

YEUNG KWOK LEUNG v. LAM CHEUK LAI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA6819/1988

The contract expressly required payment of the balance on or before 22 September 1988 and made time of the essence; there was no warrant to imply a condition precedent that title be shown before payment. The purchaser's failure to pay on the specified date entitled the vendor to terminate and forfeit the deposit, so the purchaser's claim for specific performance was dismissed; any remedy for negligent advice lies against the solicitors who acted for both parties.