29 Nov 2012
ACCURATE CONTRACTORS & RENOVATORS CO v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF BEVERLEY HEIGHTS
- Citation
- ACCURATE CONTRACTORS & RENOVATORS CO v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF BEVERLEY HEIGHTS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2482/2006
On true construction the Contract treated Item 17 as unit lump sums payable only for units in which the plaintiff actually executed some works; the so-called honeycomb defects fell within clause 3.2 (defective concrete) and were therefore covered by the fixed price obligation; the plaintiff failed to prove or to give contractual notice supporting its extra-preliminaries claims and those claims are dismissed; the Architect's certification showed retention money withheld of HK$398,175 and the defendant could not indefinitely withhold that sum while also counterclaiming remedial costs; defendant…