9 Jun 2023
DAI TIM KEUNG v. HO WING KEUNG
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 577
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ5016/2018
The court found the plaintiff committed the repudiatory breach by issuing an unreasonable ultimatum demanding itemised quotations without finalised designs and thereby terminated the contract; plaintiff's loss of rental claim was dismissed; the defendant was entitled to quantum meruit for completed work valued at HK$480,300 less payments of HK$400,000, yielding a counterclaim of HK$80,300, with interest from 16 March 2018 and costs to defendant to be taxed. The court applied a broad‑brush, common‑sense valuation using expert joint reports and midpoint assessments where appropriate.