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Hong Kong Case Law

Quantum of payments
  • 31 Jul 2002

    DIXIE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. v. VERNALTEX CO. LTD. t/a WING WO ENGINEERING CO.

    Citation
    DIXIE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. v. VERNALTEX CO. LTD. t/a WING WO ENGINEERING CO.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCT71/1999

    The contract was construed against Wing Wo's submissions: fluctuations were included in sums payable (paylists and matrix support) and variation deductions were straight 20% or 29% not additional to the 36% management fee; rectification was not available because Wing Wo failed to prove the written instrument did not reflect the common intention beyond reasonable doubt; in the Tolo Highway claim although an oral agreement to 42% was found factually, Wing Wo could not recover for alleged underpayment because their long acquiescence and Dixie's reliance made it inequitable to allow recovery (wai…