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A Student's Guide to Hong Kong Conveyancing, 5th Edition

A Student's Guide to Hong Kong Conveyancing, 5th Edition

Author: Judith Sihombing; Michael Wilkinson
Publisher: LexisNexis Hong Kong_
ISBN: 9789628937554
Published In: December 2007
Format: Paperback , 1650 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
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The original purpose for A Student’s Guide to Hong Kong Conveyancing was to provide law students with a comprehensive exposition of the relevant conveyancing courses being conducted at Hong Kong tertiary institutions. It has, however, reached an audience much wider than the student population. For many decades, land law in Hong Kong has followed traditional principles while taking into consideration the different conveyancing practices and circumstances relevant to Hong Kong. It is now discernible that land law and conveyancing are adopting an approach that represents a genuine merger of overseas principles with local law – a trend that will become clearer still if and when land titles legislation is adopted. For now, the book seeks to describe the way in which the common law, equity and statutes deal with land and land transactions in Hong Kong.

The fifth edition contains an extensive and detailed body of Hong Kong case law. The scale of local case law explaining and developing conveyancing in Hong Kong is now vast, and no conveyancing solicitor can afford to neglect the ever more complex system that applies. The Court of Final Appeal has considered and determined many important issues and, at least in some areas, certainty has been achieved. However, many points of contention still remain, and it is one aim of this book to report, discuss and shed some light on those issues.

A Student’s Guide to Hong Kong Conveyancing is essential for students of land law and conveyancing at all stages. It is widely adopted at tertiary level and is used as the conveyancing text for the Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE).

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Student Price (HK$1,000) is applicable for student purchase with valid Hong Kong unversity student card only.
l   Land tenure in Hong Kong

l   The system of land holding in Hong Kong

l   Planning considerations

l   Co-ownership of multi-storey buildings

l   Nature of the title to be made or given

l   Proof of title

l   Property investigation

l   Formation of contract for the sale of land

l   Contract: vitiating factors

l   Contract: capacity, status and disabilities

l   Contents of contract

l   Assignments

l   Security transactions over land

l   Completion of contract for sale of land

l   Remedies for breach of contract for sale of land

l   Consent and non-consent schemes
Judith Sihombing, LLB (Melb), LLM (Malaya); Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria; Training and Professional Support Manager, Simmons & Simmons

Michael Wilkinson, BA, LLB (Cantab); Barrister of the Inner Temple; Professor, Department of Professional Legal Education, University of Hong Kong