16 Dec 1987
WHARF PROPERTIES LTD AND ANOTHER v. ERIC CUMINE ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS & SURVEYORS (A FIRM) AND OTHERS
- Citation
- WHARF PROPERTIES LTD AND ANOTHER v. ERIC CUMINE ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS & SURVEYORS (A FIRM) AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA13431/1983
On the facts the architects exercised the reasonable degree of skill and care expected of competent Hong Kong architects in advising on plot ratio, treating Circular 58 as applicable for practical and professional reasons, negotiating with government and adopting a legitimate approach to claiming exemptions; accordingly the plaintiffs' negligence claim fails.