Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Kweng Mines Ltd
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1964 |
| Date | 1964 |
| Year | 1964 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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216 cases
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Tee Soon Kay v Attorney-General
...on the basis of their decision. The claimants, relying on the decision of the Privy Council in Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Kweng Mines Ltd [1964] AC 993, countered that estoppel does not arise in the face of a statutory and a constitutional right to a pension but, as has been pointed out earli......
- Kuala Lumpur Finance Bhd, The; Veetak Enterprise Sdn Bhd
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Timothy Symes v St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
...The agreement was not, however, complete. 29 The starting point is the Privy Council's well-known statement of principle in Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Kweng Mines Ltd [1964] AC 993. In that case, Viscount Radcliffe framed the relevant question in the following way, at page 1010: "…there is no......
- Syarikat Pemiagaan Ketua Kampong Kuala Selangor Sdn Bhd v Zakaria bin Husin
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3 firm's commentaries
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Property & Projects What's News - 29 January 2014
...of a statute - Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Williamson [1943] HCA 24; (1943) 67 CLR 561 - Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Kweng Mines Ltd [1964] AC 993 - Binder v Alachouzos (1972) 2 QB 151 - Retail Leases Act 2003, s 23, s 94. More... Green v Hobsons Bay CC (Includes Summary) (Red Dot) (Cor......
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Enforcement Of Mortgage Charge: Valid Defence Was Too Late
...or issue estoppel, in view of the procedural history of the matter. The Court of Appeal referred to Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Mines Ltd [1964] AC 993, where the Privy Council expressed the view that, sometimes, public interest legislation must be given effect, so that an estoppel (being a ru......
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Resort Hotel And Condominium Developments In The Cayman Islands - A Recent Judgment Undermines The Ability To Control Rentals
...The plaintiffs relied upon a number of authorities including the Privy Council decision in Kok Hoong v Leong Cheang Kweng Mines Ltd [1964] 1 All ER 300 for their public policy argument. Justice Henderson rejected this "18. If there is a common theme to these decisions (and I am not sure the......
2 books & journal articles
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On Constitutive Formalities, Estoppel and Breaking the Rules
...411H. See also H N R Pro perties CC v Stand ard Bank of SA Ltd 200 4 4 SA 471 (SCA) para 21.46 Kok Hoong v Leong Chon g Kweng Mines Ltd [1964] AC 993 1015 per Viscou nt Radcliffe; E Cooke (ed) “Estoppel” in H Halvey (ed) Hal sbury’s Laws of England X LVII 5 ed (2014) 241 249. In fact, the p......
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ORAL GUARANTEES — ARE THEY WITHOUT EFFECT?
...QB 133. 10 [1982] QB 84. 11 [1991] BCLC 244. 12 After referring to Viscount Radcliffe in Kok Hoong v Leong Cheong Kweng Mines Ltd[1964] AC 993 at 1015—8 and to Humphries v Humphries[1910] 2 KB 531. 13 Supra note 10 at 266. 14 Supra note 1 at para 50. 15 Supra note 1 at para 34. 16 Supra not......