Read the full judgment text of HCMP 001559/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 July 1999.
1. This is an application to vary an order as to costs made by Master Muttrie on 24 June 1999, when setting aside a default judgment made in favour of a purchaser in proceedings against a vendor for return to the purchaser of a $3,000,000 deposit paid by the purchaser to the vendor under a contract for the sale of land. The proceedings had been commenced by originating summons, pursuant to section 12 of the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance, Cap. 219.