8 Apr 2025
BEST FOODSTUFF LTD v. MIUMI INTERNATIONAL FOOD COMPANY LTD
- Citation
- [2025] HKDC 464
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ2565/2022
The Statement of Claim failed to plead the essential provenance and terms of the alleged contracts; the plaintiff did not prove, on the balance of probabilities, that any enforceable contracts existed or that the defendant ordered, accepted delivery of or became obliged to pay for the Subject Food Products. The absence of contemporaneous records, material inconsistencies in witnesses' accounts, evidence that defendant purchased through Century Billion, and lack of authority of drivers to accept delivery meant the conduct relied on was not unequivocally referable only to contracts between the…