13 Jun 2012
ABLE CONTRACTORS LTD v. WUI LOONG SCAFFOLDING WORKS CO LTD
- Citation
- ABLE CONTRACTORS LTD v. WUI LOONG SCAFFOLDING WORKS CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2587/2008
The judge found that although the plaintiff had been late and had underpaid in some respects, those breaches did not amount to a repudiation sufficient to justify the defendant terminating on 23 April 2008; the defendant's termination was wrongful and constituted repudiatory breach, entitling the plaintiff to accept the repudiation and recover additional costs incurred in engaging Chit Tat and replacement costs for damage; the court also held for the defendant on its counterclaim for the 1% discount rebate, the retention money ($590,000) and certain contra charges relating to eye-bolt testing…