Hong Kong rejects weak set-off link
Language: English Series: Building ; 257(7743) 1 May 1992, 30(1)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: The right to set-off or withhold monies claimed, in order to cover sums due under another contract has been explored by the courts in Hong Kong, as statutory law is ill-defined. Connecting factors between the two contracts were, in this case, deemed insufficient for the government to retain money due from a contract dispute four years earlier.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS46328 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 57829-1001 |
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The right to set-off or withhold monies claimed, in order to cover sums due under another contract has been explored by the courts in Hong Kong, as statutory law is ill-defined. Connecting factors between the two contracts were, in this case, deemed insufficient for the government to retain money due from a contract dispute four years earlier.