16 Jan 2002
HO LAI CHUEN CADIA t/a RESOLUTION SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS v. XEROX (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Citation
- HO LAI CHUEN CADIA t/a RESOLUTION SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS v. XEROX (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA6454/1997
The Court held the Order Confirmation of 31 December 1996 created a binding, sufficiently certain contract for supply, installation and maintenance; a prior draft MSA and parties' conduct supplied necessary certainty; RSC contracted as principal (not merely agent for Astea); the Defendant wrongfully repudiated the contract; plaintiff awarded damages for unpaid licence fees, lost implementation profit and one year maintenance, costs and interest, subject to plaintiff's undertaking regarding payment to Astea/Progress.