Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Hong Kong Case Law

Consequential loss (rental)
  • 28 Nov 2024

    WONG CHI WING v. WONG SIU WA

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 2035
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ493/2023

    Plaintiff's expert evidence and documentary material established the source and effect of the water seepage; the claimed items were reasonable, non-overlapping and supported by authority, so the Master allowed reinstatement costs (HK$332,980), consequential rental loss (HK$458,260) and expert investigation fees (HK$15,000), ordered costs to follow the event summarily assessed at HK$115,000, and awarded interest from the date of the writ to judgment and judgment rate thereafter; hearing proceeded in defendant's absence under O.35 r.1 after service.