7 Jul 1998
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. v. TSIEN WUI MARBLE FACTORY LTD. and Others and REMO RIVA and Others (Third Parties)
- Citation
- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. v. TSIEN WUI MARBLE FACTORY LTD. and Others and REMO RIVA and Others (Third Parties)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV189/1997
Court held BEA's cause of action for economic loss accrued on completion or shortly thereafter (defects were inherent in the design and led to progressive physical damage), so claims against Palmer & Turner were time-barred; Tsien Wui was not liable in tort for the independent consultant's negligence because it did not assume responsibility (design was performed by an independent consultant and parties approved that delegation), so BEA's appeal against TW failed.