End-of-chapter questions: Answer Guidance 25.2

Hongkong Fir is a crucial case that has had a major impact upon English law. This question requires you to engage with that decision and the influence it has had. You may well think that the law before Hongkong Fir was too rigid and inflexible, but has flexibility brought a degree of unpredictability and uncertainty? Your views should be apparent throughout the answer, and justified by reference to leading cases and, if possible, commentary.