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  • 8 Mar 2017

    LOYAL RICH TRADING LTD v. GREEN ENERGY TRADING LTD

    Citation
    LOYAL RICH TRADING LTD v. GREEN ENERGY TRADING LTD
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ4338/2016

    The court granted interlocutory mandatory injunctions permitting the landlord access to the property to carry out works required by the Planning Department notice (21 Jan 2015) and the Lands Department notice (1 Dec 2015) upon the landlord giving the usual undertaking as to damages and directors' joint and several undertaking; the lease clauses were held sufficiently clear to oblige the tenant to permit compliance with notices issued by competent authorities, damages were inadequate given criminal and enforcement risks, delay was not fatal, and the balance of convenience favored the landlord.