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Contract-law [2026] HKDC 774

SILVERCORD LTD v. THE SWATCH GROUP (HONG KONG) LTD

Assessment of damages in two Hong Kong tenancy disputes: the landlords recovered damages and interest, with a limited period excluded for delay.

  • Mitigation-of-loss
  • Pre-judgment-interest
  • Rental-concession/reimbursement
  • Repudiatory-breach
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Costs-and-indemnity
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Contract [2026] HKCA 888

廈門新景地集團有限公司formerly known as 廈門巿鑫新景地房地產有限公司 v. ETON PROPERTIES LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal, holding the defendants’ new damages arguments were unpleaded, fact-sensitive, and unfair to raise now.

  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Collateral-benefits
  • Minimum-performance-principle
  • Pleading-and-evidence
  • Leave-to-appeal
  • Flywin-doctrine
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Contract-law [2026] HKCFI 2034

GIANT HARVEST LTD v. NAN HAI CORPORATION LTD AND ANOTHER

High Court trial over a share sale agreement, closing audit and lease-related set-off. The court implied cooperation obligations, awarded the third tranche, and limited the compensation set-off.

  • Sale-and-purchase-agreement-(spa)
  • Purchase-price-adjustment/closing-audit
  • Escrow-and-joint-instruction
  • Implied-terms
  • Set-off-and-compensation
  • Lease-renewal-obligations
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Defamation [2026] HKDC 632

YAM WING CHIU v. WONG YEE LING AND ANOTHER

Assessment of damages in a libel action arising from WhatsApp publications. The court awarded HK$180,000 general damages and refused exemplary damages.

  • General-damages
  • Exemplary-damages
  • Default-judgment
  • Injunction
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Defamation
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Employees'-compensation [2026] HKDC 382

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. LEUNG HUNG YAT

The District Court assessed damages in favour of the Secretary for Justice, ordering recovery of HK$497,190.42 paid as employees’ compensation after a police officer was assaulted.

  • Recovery-of-employer's-compensation-from-third-party
  • Section-25(1)(b)-eco
  • Full-pay-sick-leave
  • Permanent-loss-of-earning-capacity
  • Interest-and-costs
  • Employees-compensation
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Personal-injury [2026] HKDC 389

YU CHUN SHING v. HUSSAIN AHMED AND ANOTHER

Assessment of damages for a workplace tow-truck collision. The court found some genuine injuries but held many symptoms were exaggerated and awarded damages that were fully offset by employees’ compensation.

  • Quantum-of-damages
  • Malingering/exaggeration
  • Single-joint-expert-reports
  • Post-concussion-syndrome
  • Loss-of-earnings
  • Set-off/credit-for-compensation
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Contract [2026] HKCFI 676

ZHANG JINSONG AND ANOTHER v. ZHANG JING AND OTHERS

Assessment after default judgments in a loan and share-charge dispute: the court awarded contractual interest, conspiracy damages based on share value, and costs.

  • Loan-agreement
  • Share-charge-(security)
  • Unlawful-means-conspiracy
  • Default-judgment-effect
  • Pre-judgment-and-post-judgment-interest
  • Assessment-of-damages
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Contract [2026] HKCFI 291

WIDELAND INTERNATIONAL LTD v. Crafa Hotel Management Ltd AND ANOTHER

The court assessed further damages for breach of a hotel lease and guarantee, awarding rental, management charges and rates for the vacancy period, plus a discounted future rental loss.

  • Lease-breach
  • Surety/guarantee
  • Mitigation-of-loss
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Mesne-profits
  • Interest
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Defamation [2026] HKDC 24

莊如芬 v. 黃志輝 AND ANOTHER

The District Court entered default judgment for the plaintiff in a defamation and malicious falsehood action, granted a Zello-limited injunction, and left damages to assessment.

  • Default-judgment
  • Service-of-process
  • Injunctions-against-publication
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Apology-order
  • Pre-judgment-interest
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