15 Jan 2010
LAU YEE t/a HING TAI LEE CONSTRUCTION CO v. INCORPORATED OWNERS OF GARLAND HOUSE
- Citation
- LAU YEE t/a HING TAI LEE CONSTRUCTION CO v. INCORPORATED OWNERS OF GARLAND HOUSE
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ2613/2007
Court held the tender documents and Proposal established payment on the basis of actual area at HK$120 per sq ft; despite an attempted cancellation the contractual measurement basis for the specified Works remained HK$120/sq ft; although the Acknowledgment did not itself bind the IO under authority rules, the IO benefited from the Additional Works and unjust enrichment principles entitled the plaintiff to quantum meruit at HK$120/sq ft, resulting in an award of HK$806,570.40 for the Additional Works with interest and costs to the IO.