Read the full judgment text of CACV 000177/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 22 January 1999.
1. These proceedings have taken an unusual turn. It all began when the appellant (landlord) desired to terminate the tenancy of the respondent (tenant) under s. 119 of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance. The tenancy was sought to be terminated under s. 119 by serving what has been known as CR 101. The tenant had two months upon service of CR 101 to serve CR 102 in opposition to the landlord's application for possession and/or for a new tenancy. In the statutory regime devised by s