24 Oct 2017
WONG TAK MAN STEPHEN v. CHANG CHING WAI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- WONG TAK MAN STEPHEN v. CHANG CHING WAI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2430/2016
Section 34 of the Building Management Ordinance, as amended to include 'both jointly and severally', creates joint and several liability on owners for the corporation's debts and liabilities such that each owner may be pursued for the whole amount; the qualification 'according to their respective shares' governs contribution among co-owners and does not limit creditors' recourse; the underlying court judgment merging the contractor's claim cannot be reopened in these proceedings.