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Topic

Causation and quantification of loss

Legal area

Court

19 Sept 2024

WELL RISE (HONG KONG) LTD v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF WESTLANDS CENTRE

Citation

[2024] HKDC 1469
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ253/2019

The court found the waterproofing layers in the flat roofs to be common parts and that the IO knew of leakage originating from Unit 303/304 from 2014 onward but failed to take reasonable remedial steps. Causation between that breach and specified repair costs, future repair needs, expert fees and quantified rental losses for specified periods was established on the balance of probabilities. Rental loss was quantified by applying expert percentage reductions to market rents; certain earlier claimed losses were rejected for lack of causal evidence. On these bases the IO was ordered to pay speci…
28 Jul 2000

YEUNG SHEA CHUN v. THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID

Citation

YEUNG SHEA CHUN v. THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA8439/1996

The Director owed no duty of care in relation to the conduct of litigation by assigned solicitors; the plaintiff's common law claim is time-barred because no continuing duty was established to postpone accrual; in any event no loss was shown because enforcement against the employer was unsuccessful and the Brewin Trust payment manifested exhaustion of remedies; accordingly the plaintiff's action is dismissed.