18 Jul 2000
SUMMIT LINK LTD v. SUNLINK GROUP (HONG KONG) CO LTD
- Citation
- SUMMIT LINK LTD v. SUNLINK GROUP (HONG KONG) CO LTD
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV2/2000
The Court held that a vendor has an implied obligation to show and prove good title within a reasonable time; what is reasonable depends on circumstances and may be short, and the purchaser should normally give notice to make time of the essence if more time is required. Applying those principles the court found Requisition 12(b) satisfactorily answered by production of the manager's letter; Requisition 13 (failure to produce a certified copy of the registered Option) did not entitle the purchaser to refuse completion because the purchaser had not properly insisted or given notice and had lul…