16 May 2012
LOU SIU PING AND ANOTHER v. LAM TSZ MAN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- LOU SIU PING AND ANOTHER v. LAM TSZ MAN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA506/2009
Woo owed the plaintiffs a duty of care as their solicitor in relation to their intended purchase; he breached that duty by failing to explain and warn the plaintiffs about the legal effect and risks of the will/power of attorney arrangement and by failing to take steps to protect or register their interest; that breach caused the foreseeable loss (purchase price, fees and costs) and plaintiffs are entitled to damages.
- Solicitor duty of care
- Registration of interests
- Indigenous small house restrictions (new territories)
- Causation and damages
- Mitigation of loss