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Hong Kong Leading Case confirmor salesub sale chainnon completion

De Monsa Investments Ltd v Richly Bright International Ltd & Anor

(2015) 18 HKCFAR 232
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtCourt of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

In a chain of confirmor (sub-)sales of land, the allocation of liability for non-completion turns on the objective intention of the parties and the contractual structure; an ultimate (sub-)purchaser does not automatically bear all losses incurred by parties further up the chain (including loss of profit and forfeited deposits of intermediate confirmors).

Area of Law

Land & Property

Related Cases

Mo Ying v Brillex Development Ltd & Anor [2015] 2 HKLRD 985; [2015] 3 HKC 104
De Monsa Investments Ltd v Whole Win Management Fund Ltd (2013) 16 HKCFAR 419; FACV 6/2012 (decided 26 July 2013) [candidate's FACV 8/2013 and neutral citation [2013] HKCFA 70 were incorrect/unverified; correct FACV is 6 of 2012]
Leung Tsang Hung & Anor v Incorporated Owners of Kwok Wing House (2007) 10 HKCFAR 480; [2007] 4 HKLRD 654 [candidate's HKLRD page '454' corrected to 654]

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