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Topic

Quality control

Legal area

Court

20 Apr 2015

READY SET GOAL LTD (In liquidation) AND ANOTHER v. KAY-EL (HONG KONG) LTD

Citation

READY SET GOAL LTD (In liquidation) AND ANOTHER v. KAY-EL (HONG KONG) LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA223/2013

Leave to adduce expert evidence was correctly granted because the central issues (whether the products were defective and whether proper quality control was exercised) are technical matters for which expert evidence is necessary; cost or proportionality concerns do not override the necessity of essential expert evidence.
6 Feb 2014

FASHION CHANNEL PUBLISHING s.r.l. v. FASHION ONE TELEVISION LTD

Citation

FASHION CHANNEL PUBLISHING s.r.l. v. FASHION ONE TELEVISION LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2981/2012

Court found a contract was formed when the Agreement was signed and returned; plaintiff performed by delivering the contracted shows and clips; defendant failed to prove the materials breached contractual specifications or copyright infringement because it produced no QC reports, did not call key witness Gleissner and relied on hearsay; therefore plaintiff entitled to invoiced amount of EUR 33,000 subject to set‑off of US$1,600, interest at judgment rate, and costs to plaintiff.