[1] This case again highlighted the difficulty in resolving the competing claims between an innocent landowner and a purchaser of a piece of land which was the subject matter of a fraudulent transaction under s 340(2) of the National Land Code ("Code").

[2] The High Court allowed the original owner's claim, thereby restoring the subject land to the original owner. The Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the High Court.

[3] On 8 December 2016, leave to appeal was allowed to the appellant, the purchaser, on the following questions of law:

Question 1: Whether the relevant time for the determination of good faith of a subsequent purchaser for the purpose of s 340(3) of the National Land Code (" NLC ") is based on the circumstances at the time of entering into the transaction or at the time of registration