The high court concluded that the flemings , judging their actions objectively , failed in their legal obligations to take all reasonable steps to try to obtain an unconditional contract for the sale of their property on terms acceptable to them by 1 december 2004 高等法庭裁定,依客觀標準判斷,復萊明未能履行其法律責任,采取合理步驟,在2004年12月1日以前將自己的房產售出。