Hong Kong order of precedence Essays

  • The Relationship Between the Constructive Trust and Proprietary Estoppel

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    promise that he would be in charge of that land but later found out that his father did not leave the property to him in his will. Lord Westbury held that the freehold int he land had been transferred to the son. However, four elements must be proved in order to claim for proprietary estoppel which are : a) An assurance, b) Reliance on that assurance, c) Detriment, d) Unconscionability . In the case of Yaxley v Gotts (2000) ch 162, the defendant, Gotts bought a building to Yaxley, a self employed builder

  • Chinese Economic Reform: The Late 1970's to Present

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    development strategies that have been employed by late industrial developers in order to either take advantage of existing comparative advantages or facilitate rapid industrial growth through state intervention and provision in order to gain a competitive foothold in world markets. Schwartz demonstrates how China was able to employ elements of these development strategies to generate capital from an abundant rural labour supply in order to pursue industrial development and attract foreign investment through

  • High-Tech Workers in the Silicon Valley

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    Brief History of the Valley The Silicon Valley area became a major manufacturing power after World War II. The Cold War furthered this development, as industries involved in defense, aerospace, steel, oil, automobiles, and so on prospered (Hossfeld 405-406). The high-technology industry began in the laboratories of corporations such as Bell Laboratories, American Telephone and Telegraph, Fairchild Camera and Instrument, and General Electric during this Cold War era (Bacon, “Organizing”). Employment