Read the full judgment text of HCA 934/2017 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 23 October 2019 before K Yeung J.
Land law – adverse possession – default judgment – declaration – discretion – Order 19 rule 7 – Limitation Ordinance s.17 – Limitation (Amendment) Ordinance 1991 – residential flat in multi-storey building – abandonment – continuous possession for over 20 years – plaintiff aged 82 – substituted service – no appearance by defendant – declaratory relief granted – no order for registration of title – no order as to costs
Legal issues: Whether declaratory relief should be granted in default of appearance
Outcome: Declaratory relief granted to plaintiff, but order for registration not granted.
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