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Topic

Agency commission recovery

Legal area

Court

1 Feb 2000

JOIN WINNER INVESTMENT LTD. v. PO WAI CHING

Citation

JOIN WINNER INVESTMENT LTD. v. PO WAI CHING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA10169/1997

The court awarded loss of bargain measured by market value at the contractual completion date minus the contract price and held that reasonably foreseeable incidental expenses (stamp duty and agency commission) are recoverable; interest to run at judgment rate from 17 September 1997 until payment.
10 Feb 1998

CHAN YU LEUNG AND ANOTHER v. WONG SHUI FONG

Citation

CHAN YU LEUNG AND ANOTHER v. WONG SHUI FONG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1343/1997

Defendant breached the obligation to vacate the registration following termination of the first provisional agreement; that breach directly caused the second purchaser to lawfully refuse completion; plaintiffs proved consequent losses of HK$200,000 (compensation) and HK$63,500 (agency commissions) but failed to prove loss of profit, so recoverable damages are HK$263,500 plus interest and costs.