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035 _a(Sirsi) u57829
041 _aeng
100 _aLloyd, H.
245 _aHong Kong rejects weak set-off link
260 _c1992
350 _a0
490 _aBuilding
_v257(7743) 1 May 1992, 30(1)
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
650 _aCLAIMS
650 _aCROWN PROCEEDINGS ACT 1947 S35
650 _aGC/WORKS/1 EDITION 3 CL51
650 _aSET-OFF
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
690 _aOVERSEAS-REST OF THE WORLD
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c35303
_d35303