EAST EPOCH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED v WONG POON TING(the person appointed to represent the estate of Leung Wai Fong, deceased, in pursuance of the Order of Master Hui dated 12 January 2007)

Read the full judgment text of HCA 002783/2006 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 June 2010.

1. The core issue raised in this action is : when a vendor who had contracted to sell his property died before completion, and later the court ordered specific performance of the agreement, would the personal representative of his estate be liable for the damages suffered by the purchaser for the delay in completion?