29 Sept 2006
RIDGID PLUMBING LTD v. YEE SHUN HUNG t/a JUNIC CONSTRUCTION CO
- Citation
- RIDGID PLUMBING LTD v. YEE SHUN HUNG t/a JUNIC CONSTRUCTION CO
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT19/2005
The court found (1) no contra-charge is due because the parties had agreed the duct-laying rates included any required petroleum tape wrapping; (2) time on the subcontract was at large and Ridgid was liable only for a limited proportion of the overall delay (10 days) after assessing expert evidence and causation among many subcontractors; (3) Junic was not entitled to be indemnified for main-contract liquidated damages because the subcontract was not back-to-back and such liability was not within Ridgid's reasonable contemplation; and (4) Ridgid was liable only for prolongation costs quantifi…