31 Jul 2002
CHIU PUI WAN AND ANOTHER v. CHAN SAI WING t/a PHILIP S W CHAN & CO.
- Citation
- CHIU PUI WAN AND ANOTHER v. CHAN SAI WING t/a PHILIP S W CHAN & CO.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA330/2001
The court found on the balance of probabilities that the defendant acted only as a witness as evidenced by separate engagement letters signed by the parties; no wider solicitor-client relationship existed, therefore no duty to advise arose, there was no proven false representation, and in any event the plaintiffs' losses were caused by their decision not to proceed following the property market collapse rather than any breach by the defendant; plaintiffs' claims dismissed.