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Yiu Ping Fong v Lam Lai Hing

Yiu Ping Fong v Lam Lai Hing Lana [1998] 4 HKC 476 (CFI)
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong Court of First Instance
Year1999
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A vendor's common law duty to give title requires production of original title deeds, such that an unexplained absence of original deeds in the chain of title amounts to a breach entitling the purchaser to decline to complete.

Area of Law

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