Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Revocable licence

Legal area

Court

5 Aug 2024

CHINACHEM AGENCIES LTD v. GONG ZHONGXIN

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2010
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2025/2019

The Siblings failed to establish estoppel by convention: there was no communicated or mutually manifested common assumption adopted by the Plaintiff; the alleged assurances were vague and uncertain; there was no demonstrable detrimental reliance; accordingly the Plaintiff validly terminated revocable licences and is entitled to possession and mesne profits; the Counterclaim is dismissed and costs awarded to the Plaintiff.
19 Sept 1991

MUI LOCK v. PLENTY GOOD LTD.

Citation

MUI LOCK v. PLENTY GOOD LTD.
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP621/1989

The written management agreement and guarantee reflected a management arrangement, not an outright sale; the plaintiff's evidence was preferred on credibility grounds; the management agreement expired 15 January 1987 and thereafter the defendant occupied under a revocable licence which the plaintiff validly revoked due to breaches and risk to licence renewal; defendant's rectification claim and estoppel/acquiescence defences fail; plaintiff had sufficient interest to sue for possession.