COVID-19 : CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OBSTRUCTED PART 1 – FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSE
The coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has taken the world by storm when the outbreak was first discovered in December 2019. As the impact of Covid-19 builds by the day, supply chains are being significantly disrupted and businesses’ rights and obligations under contracts are coming into sharp …
5 Misconceptions about Maintenance Fee of Strata Property
Most of us who live in a high-rise building should be familiar with maintenance fee, charged by the management body, either JMB (Joint Management Body) or MC (Management Corporation). Under the Strata Management Act 2013 (“SMA”), owner of a strata property has a duty to …
Vendor should not sit on defective security documents
This is a case where the Court of Appeal dismissed the Vendors’ claim on the forfeiture of the deposit sum and a claim for late payment interest despite the extended completion date has lapsed. The Court arrived at the above decision having considered that it …
