Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Payment in full and final settlement

Legal area

Court

23 Mar 2016

ARS ENGINEERING LTD v. SKYFORCE ENGINEERING LTD

Citation

ARS ENGINEERING LTD v. SKYFORCE ENGINEERING LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2552/2014

The court found there are serious disputed issues of fact and law (including applicability of rates, whether joint assessments were provisional, alleged implied terms, and whether payment extinguished claims) that require trial; accordingly both the plaintiff's application for final judgment and the strike out application were dismissed and the matters remain for trial.
21 Jun 2000

NG SHING NAM t/a ARTLAND DECORATION CO. v. BESTREPS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Citation

NG SHING NAM t/a ARTLAND DECORATION CO. v. BESTREPS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA5229/1998

Judge preferred Plaintiff's evidence as more credible, found no agreement that the $400,000 cheque was full and final settlement, held Pinnel's rule irrelevant, deducted conceded undelivered items ($14,800) and awarded judgment to Plaintiff for $169,552; dismissed Defendant's counterclaim; awarded interest and costs.