30 Mar 2012
IP MING KIN v. WONG SIU LAN
- Citation
- IP MING KIN v. WONG SIU LAN
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ1236/2010
The court found Wong repudiated the Tenancy Agreement by imposing an alteration restriction not incorporated in the written agreement and preventing delivery of vacant possession; the Compensation Provision was to be construed as double the 12 months' rent and represented a valid liquidated damages clause not a penalty; Ip therefore was entitled to HK$207,600; Wong's counterclaims failed except for nominal damages for wrongful lis pendens registration (HK$100); costs were awarded largely to Ip (95%).