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Hong Kong Case Law

Subcontract variation claims
  • 6 Jun 2017

    林耀光 對 陳志輝及另一人

    Citation
    林耀光 對 陳志輝及另一人
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ1020/2014

    The court preferred the claimant's evidence as more coherent and supported by contemporaneous facts (including a $10,000 cheque from the main contractor and a handwritten list dated 26/6/2013), held the disputed items were additional variation works not remedial defects, found the defendants jointly liable to pay the unpaid sum of $77,000, awarded interest from 26 June 2013 at best lending rate plus 1% until judgment then judgment rate until paid, dismissed the defendants' counterclaims and ordered defendants to pay the plaintiff's costs (with assessment procedure if parties cannot agree).