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Hong Kong Case Law

Restaurant licensing
  • 12 Jul 2006

    JOY CONCEPT LTD v. DOUBLE STAR LTD

    Citation
    JOY CONCEPT LTD v. DOUBLE STAR LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA831/2005

    The court found the defendant negligently misrepresented both the scope of the restaurant licence (that it covered shop and open area) and an opinionated turnover projection of HK$400,000 made on the basis of that licensed area; the defendant owed a duty of care in tort and breached it, and an implied contractual term existed that the defendant would procure/maintain the necessary restaurant licence for the whole premises; plaintiff entitled to rescind and recover assessed losses subject to set-offs, resulting in judgment for the plaintiff.