In Centre Chase Investment Ltd v IO of Castle Peak Road Int'l Industrial Bldg [2026] HKCFA 26, the Court of Final Appeal confirmed that incorporated owners of Hong Kong's buildings can, through their management committees, validly waive a breach of the Deed of Mutual Covenant as long as the power is exercised conscientiously and reasonably. The type of breach and its seriousness have to be considered in deciding the appropriate option to tackle the breach. In reaching the abo

In JIL Investments Limited v Jesus Is Lord Church Limited [2026] HKCFI 1119, the Court of First Instance ruled that the Defendant, the Hong Kong branch of a global evangelical Christian church founded in the Philippines, after having paid in excess of HK$23 million by way of monthly payments over 12 years, had validly exercised an option to purchase its premises in Sham Shui Po from the Plaintiff landlord for a further HK$1. In 2003, the parties entered into a Lease and Purch