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My embryos, but I have no say in their disposal?!
Recognising proprietary interest in frozen embryos Author - LING, Hiu Lok Kevin Introduction It has long been a dream for infertile...
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Nov 1, 20236 min read
Fearn v Tate Gallery: Visual intrusion as nuisance
Introduction In Fearn v Trustees of the Tate Gallery, the Supreme Court had to consider whether the creation and operation of a viewing...
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Apr 6, 20233 min read
Guest v Guest: Equitable relief and proprietary estoppel
Introduction Remedial discretion is one of the defining characteristics of proprietary estoppel. Once the essential elements of...
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Feb 16, 20236 min read
Treasure Hunting for the Golden Buddha: Property claims for cultural property
You are invited to a meeting of the online Property Law Discussion Group at 12.15pm on 26 May (Wed). The speaker is Ms Yasmine Zahir,...
Michael Lower
May 20, 20211 min read
Let’s dispense with the formalities: proprietary estoppel and land contracts
by Professor Michael Lower, CUHK LAW Introduction This blog post takes as its starting point the statement of Hon L Chan J. in Ng Yuk Pui...
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Mar 24, 20219 min read
Is Bruton a justifiable decision?
by Mr. Fung Lap Tin, CUHK LAW PCLL candidate Introduction Can I grant a lease over the Ocean Park? Common sense says that I cannot,...
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Sep 9, 20204 min read
Toms v Ruberry: serving a notice under LPA s. 146 (CPO s. 58)
by Professor Michael Lower, CUHK LAW Toms v Ruberry In Toms v Ruberry ([2019] EWCA Civ 128), the forfeiture clause in a business lease...
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Jul 24, 20204 min read
Lease or licence?
Author - Michael Lower The lease / licence distinction and why it matters If a landowner agrees to allow someone else to occupy his or...
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May 23, 20209 min read
Estoppel where the family home is owned by a company
Author - Michael Lower The inference of a trust when the family home is owned by a company controlled by a spouse In Prest v Petrodel...
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Apr 26, 20199 min read
Justice Without Limits: ‘all things to all judges’ in Stack v Dowden
Author - Jenny To Introduction Dixon proposed that ‘Stack is all things to all judges’ (Dixon, 2007, 460) given that the court is...
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Oct 4, 20185 min read
Purely Contractual Lease in Hong Kong: controversy and problems
Author - Sam Kwan Chun Wai Introduction The lease is considered a legal estate in Hong Kong (section 2, Conveyancing and Property...
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Jul 12, 20185 min read
Ownership of the Family Home: the Common Intention Constructive Trust or Proprietary Estoppel?
Author - Austin Chan Tsz Him Rival doctrines for dealing with ownership of the family home When it comes to disputes about the ownership...
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Apr 9, 20183 min read
Problems of Detrimental Reliance in the Common Intention Constructive of the Family Home
Author - Fong Ka Kei Introduction The question addressed here is whether the need to show detrimental reliance in making a common...
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Apr 9, 20184 min read
Rebutting the Presumption of Equality in Joint Name Cases
Author - Cheng Ho Man A. Introduction Stack v Dowden ([2007] UKHL 17) looked at how the beneficial ownership of property is to be...
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Mar 21, 20183 min read
Post-Patel Era: Does the doctrine of Locus Poenitentiae Still Stand?
Author - Leung Hoi Ming “No Court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act” (Holman v...
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Feb 28, 20184 min read
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