The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[1964] AC 993
[PRIVY COUNCIL]
KOK HOONG APPELLANT; AND LEONG CHEONG KWENG MINES LTD. RESPONDENTS.
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA.
1963 Dec. 10.
VISCOUNT RADCLIFFE, LORD MORRIS OF BORTH-Y-GEST and LORD GUEST.
Estoppel
— Per rem judicatam
— Judgment by default
— How far effective to estop
— Only for what must “necessarily and with complete precision” have been determined
— No estoppel in face of statute
— Not confined to transactions made the subject of legislation.
Estoppel
— Per rem judicatam
— Statute, in face of
— Which statutes preclude estoppels
— Moneylending
— Social policy
— Application of principle to common law.
Malaya
— Estoppel
— Per rem. judicatam
— Default judgment
— How far effective to estop.