30 Jun 2015
CHANG KING TO v. CHEUNG & CHOY, a firm of solicitors
- Citation
- CHANG KING TO v. CHEUNG & CHOY, a firm of solicitors
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV257/2014
The claim failed as a matter of law because no duty of care was owed by the solicitors to the non‑client plaintiff in the circumstances: the solicitors acted on instructions given by the co‑owner (or at least there was no evidence to the contrary), the authorities relied on were distinguishable, and the co‑owner had available remedies; accordingly the amended statement of claim disclosed no sustainable cause of action and was correctly struck out.