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Hong Kong Case Law

Indigenous small house restrictions (new territories)
  • 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