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Hong Kong Case Law

Storage/bailee issues
  • 31 Aug 2018

    SANDRA CHRISTELLE JACKIE LAUJIN v. PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY CARE (H.K.) LTD

    Citation
    [2018] HKDC 1061
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ3872/2017

    Defendant was only entitled to payment on quantum meruit for the works and materials properly shown to have been done or stored at the Flat as quantified by the expert valuation; the defendant had not purchased the claimed insurance so insurance premium claim was disallowed; storage and certain other charges were reduced given lack of agreement and lack of evidence; plaintiff was entitled to refunded/excess sums and was awarded sums comprised of accommodation costs for a limited period, expert fees and net refund of overpayments, resulting in judgment for plaintiff for HK$128,388.74 plus inte…