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Topic

Registration of title documents

Legal area

Court

15 Mar 2007

MINCHEST LTD v. LAU TSUI KWAI

Citation

MINCHEST LTD v. LAU TSUI KWAI
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV334/2006

For pre-1970 grants s14(2) deems compliance with conditions on commencement of s14 so vendors are not obliged to produce a certificate of compliance as part of title unless such a certificate is registered; the vendors' response citing s14(2) was a sufficient answer to the requisition and the judge's order dismissing the purchaser's summonses was correct; appeal dismissed.
23 Jul 1998

LIU TAK KIN AND ANOTHER v. CHAN YIU KAI AND ANOTHER

Citation

LIU TAK KIN AND ANOTHER v. CHAN YIU KAI AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1825/1998

Defendants failed to discharge their duty to show good title and to answer reasonable requisitions prior to completion: faxed copies and undertakings were insufficient where originals/certified copies existed; registration of the Certificate of Compliance under Cap.219 had not been shown as at completion; unacknowledged amendments to the Assignment left a real doubt. Accordingly plaintiffs entitled to relief in originating summons and interlocutory judgment on damages.