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Settlement bona fides
  • 6 Aug 2025

    林世傑 對 吳嘉緯及另二人

    Citation
    [2025] HKDC 1288
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCPI3568/2019

    The court found the settlement was bona fide and reasonable; accordingly the first defendant is liable to contribute fully (100%) to the settlement. The rental/management contract, properly construed, imposes on EC Group (the lessee) contractual responsibility to bear third‑party liabilities arising during the rental period; EC Group must indemnify the second defendant in full for the settlement and costs. First defendant and EC Group are jointly and severally ordered to pay HK$300,000 to the second defendant with interest from judgment date at the judgment rate and to pay costs as ordered (c…