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Sir Timoci Tuivaga, President \par The Rt. Hon. Sir Robin Cooke \par The Hon. Sir Anthony Mason \par \par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid5584257 Hearing:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 16 November 1995 \par \par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid5584257 Counsel:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 Mr B. C. Patel for the Appellant \par Mr R. Smith for the Respondent \par \par }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid5584257 Judgment:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 21 November 1995 \par \par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12406038 {\b\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid5247614 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid12406038 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 \par The Petitioner seeks special leave to appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal from an order made by Fatiaki J. By that order Fatiaki J. dismissed the Petitioner's originating summons which sought the recovery of possession of a motor vehicle which was the subject of a bill of sale dated 17 April 1991 executed by Mr G. F. Koi in favour of the Petitioner. The primary judge found that, on or about 28th February 1991, the Respondent Merchant Bank of F iji had acquired property in the motor vehicle from the then owner, Farida Bibi, and, on 1 March 1991, entered into an agreement described as an }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12406038\charrsid12406038 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 Asset Purchase Agreement}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12406038\charrsid12406038 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 (}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12406038\charrsid12406038 "}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 the Agreement}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12406038\charrsid12406038 "}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 ) with Mr Koi as hirer. The primary judge held that }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2450248\charrsid12406038 the Agreement was }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5584257 a }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid2450248\charrsid12406038 valid and subsisting }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5455924\charrsid12406038 hire purchase agreement when the bill of sale was executed with the result that the bill of sale was not effective to transfer title in the vehicle to the Petitioner.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8786029\charrsid12406038 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5455924\charrsid12406038 \par In its proposed appeal the Petitioner seeks to challenge certain conclusions reached by the Court of Appeal. The first of these conclusions was the refusal of the Court of Appeal to admit new evidence in the form of an affidavit by Mr Koi giving additional details of the transactions leading up to the execution of the Agreement between the Respondent and himself. The Court of Appeal was plainly correct in refusing to admit this evidence on the ground that it could have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at trail. Accordingly, the new evidence ground does n ot merit the grant of special leave to appeal. \par \par The other conclusions reached by the Court of Appeal which the Petitioner seeks to challenge all relate to the interpretation of the Agreement. }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5584257 The Petitioner argues that the C}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5455924\charrsid12406038 ourt of Appeal was wrong in holding that the Agreement was not loan upon security or conditional sale agreement. In the event that it }{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5584257 was an agreement for sale S. 26}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5455924\charrsid12406038 (2) of the Sale of Goods Act (Cap. 230) would apply so as to enable the purchaser in posses sion of the vehicle to pass the title in the circumstances mentioned in the subsection to a third party. Although these submissions turn on the construction of the Agreement, the argument that the transaction is loan upon security depends, in part, upon c ertain evidence in the case. \par \par The resolution of these submissions raises for consideration the interpretation of the particular provisions of the Agreement, involving an analysis of them and of their relationship with each other, in light of the facts, and would not require the Court to answer any question of general principle. Counsel for the Petitioner sought to overcome this obstacle to the grant of special leave b}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12474032 y}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5455924\charrsid12406038 seeking to establish that the Agreement is widely used in Fiji. 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