1 Mar 2024
KING MOUNTAIN INVESTMENTS LTD AND ANOTHER v. TANG YUK LING DOBE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 606
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA257/2023
The appeal is dismissed and the 2nd Defendant is granted unconditional leave to defend because the 2nd Defendant has demonstrated an arguable real defence: it is reasonably arguable there was no total failure of consideration given the express terms apportioning development risk to the Plaintiffs and the absence of an express obligation on the 2nd Defendant to procure villagers' performance, and there are triable factual issues (construction of the Agreements, knowledge and alleged misrepresentation). The defence of illegality was not established as a clear bar on restitution on the papers an…