5 Jan 2021
PERFECT TOP INDUSTRIAL LTD v. LAU YIU KUEN
- Citation
- [2020] HKDC 1243
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ3762/2019
The court held that the repair costs of $121,130 were reasonable and that the $15,000 depreciation deducted by the motor surveyor should not be deducted from the damages payable due to the betterment principle; the motor surveyor fee of $700 is recoverable; interest is awarded from the date of the accident at half judgment rate until assessment and at judgment rate thereafter; costs were summarily assessed at $80,000.