tiffs filed High Court Action Number 10384.
It was claimed in the Writ that a building being con- structed on some land which the Plaintiffs had purchased was granted an extension of time beyond 365 days, an excess which rendered the extension invalid and caused the Plain- tiffs to rescind the Sale and Purchase Agreement as allegedly stated in the contract.
The Plaintiffs claimed damages of $HK106,358.
Mr Tam Wan Hing summoned Deacons, along with 2 others, to the High Court in December 1983 with Writ Number 15373, claiming that Deacons had negligently pre- pared contracts for the Sale and Purchase of some property which had wrongly stated the location of the property in question.
The Plaintiff claimed that the alleged negligence ren- dered the property unsaleable and therefore claimed Dam- ages and legal expenses amounting to $HK370,000, plus other costs which were allegedly incurred when the Plaintiff tried to sell the property.
Deacons was named as sole Defendants in a dispute relating to the matter of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, Chapter 159, in High Court Action Miscellaneous Proceed- ings Number 1732 in June 1984.
Deacons again appeared in a Relief Dispute in High Court Action Number 1950, in August 1984.
European Asian Bank Aktiengesellschaft felt the need to file High Court Action Number 4566 in August 1986, naming Deacons as sole Defendant, when Damages were claimed for alleged Breaches of Contractual and Tortious Duties in relation to the preparation and execution of an Indenture of Mortgage.
Carrian Investments Ltd, while in liquidation, hauled
Deacons into the High Court 3 times, twice in 1986, concern- ing the Sale and Purchase of Gammon House.
In High Court Action Numbers 5095 and 5496 filed by Carrian in September 1986, Damages were claimed from Deacons for alleged 'Breach of Contract, and/or Negligence and/or Breach of Duty in and about their advice and assistance in the execution of the transactions related to the purported sale in October 1980 of Gammon House.'
Carrian opened the legal book again with Deacons in High Court Action Number 6650, filed in November 1987, when the Writ issued claimed the solicitors firm was in Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Contract, Breach of Duty of Care and/or of Statutory Duty, and Breaches of Trust arising from the Defendants' assistance, in matters relating to various transactions involved in the financing and sale of shares equivalent to 45 percent of the shares in Melowise Ltd.
In February 1987, Price Waterhouse and Company and Price Waterhouse named Deacon and Consec Services Ltd as Defendants in High Court Action Number 1133.
The Plaintiffs claimed damages for Breach of Duty and/ or for Negligent Misrepresentations and/or misstatements made orally and/or in writing concerning an Agreement for Sale and Purchase between Extrawin Ltd and Bylamson and Associates (Nominees) Ltd and Wallop Investments Ltd and with regard to the accounts and reports of Carrian Invest- ments Ltd and/or Extrawin Ltd and/or other subsidiary and associated companies of Carrian Investments Ltd.
Congratulations, boys and girls at Deacons, and our com- miserations to those who did not quite make it -- better luck
next time?
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GIGGLE OF THE WEEK
Overheard in a multinational bank in Central:
'What's the capital of New Zealand?'
A pause, then: 'Oh, about three dollars and ninety-five cents.'
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