Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Reliance loss

Legal area

Court

3 Nov 2025

S.C.A. TECHNOPOL LTD v. TIANJI INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5272
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA411/2025

The court found Tianji made fraudulent misrepresentations about its financial means, SCA rescinded the SPC by the date of the Writ, rescission nullifies the Addendum and prevents enforcement of the ILPC, and Tianji must compensate SCA the market value of the two ampoules (€2,592,000) and reimburse SCA for storage fees paid (HK$46,930.80); Tianji's counterclaim dismissed for lack of evidence.
22 Jul 2021

REJEUNE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD v. ENJOY2ALL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LTD

Citation

[2021] HKDC 855
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ3999/2018

The invoices and contemporaneous evidence established multiple distinct contracts under a cooperation framework; ETIL breached the Website & MLM System contracts by delivering defective systems and failing to hand over master access and breached the Marketing Materials contracts by failing to supply materials. ReJeune proved actual reliance and mitigation costs of HK$292,000 and total failure of consideration for HK$43,000, so judgment for those sums follows. The unjust enrichment novel point was unnecessary to decide. Trial in absence was proper given service and non-appearance; counterclaim…
6 May 2009

NEW TRAINING PROFESSIONAL LTD v. CHINA RARE EARTH HOLDINGS LTD

Citation

NEW TRAINING PROFESSIONAL LTD v. CHINA RARE EARTH HOLDINGS LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA930/2007

The court held that the defendant must pay the contractual deposit of US$20,000 but the plaintiff failed to prove a real and substantial chance that the Merchant Bank would have issued the guarantee and thus is not entitled to damages for loss of chance in respect of the US$180,000. The wasted expenditure claim was limited: the court awarded actual disbursements and a one‑third fraction of the plaintiff's assessed human resource expenditure since December 2005, totalling HK$267,800. Costs ordered nisi to be taxed on the District Court Scale.
19 Feb 1982

UNIVERSAL TEXTILE CO LTD v. GINTEX TRADING CO (a firm)

Citation

UNIVERSAL TEXTILE CO LTD v. GINTEX TRADING CO (a firm)
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ4317/1980

The court held there was an implied condition of merchantable quality under s.16(2) and s.2(5) Cap.26, found the weaving defects substantial and rendering the cloth unmerchantable for the buyer's foreseeable purpose of dyeing and resale as garments/soft furnishings, awarded the buyer combined reliance and expectation losses (wasted processing and lost profit) totalling HK$41,953.70 on the counterclaim, and after set-off against the plaintiff's claim ordered a net judgment for the defendant of HK$24,253.70.

Hong Kong Case Law

S.C.A. TECHNOPOL LTD v. TIANJI INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD AND ANOTHER

REJEUNE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD v. ENJOY2ALL TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LTD

NEW TRAINING PROFESSIONAL LTD v. CHINA RARE EARTH HOLDINGS LTD

UNIVERSAL TEXTILE CO LTD v. GINTEX TRADING CO (a firm)