LIM TECK KONG V. DR ABDUL HAMID ABDUL RASHID & ANOR
- Citation
- LIM TECK KONG V. DR ABDUL HAMID ABDUL RASHID & ANOR
- Court
- Malaysian court
The Court affirmed the High Court: the 1st/4th defendant (the engineer/firm) breached an implied contractual term and duty in negligence by failing to carry out adequate soil testing and proper site investigation, causation of collapse was established on the evidence (preference to KTA/Dr Ramli), the loss was not treated as irrecoverable pure economic loss, and liability was apportioned 60% to the 1st/4th defendants and 40% to the 3rd defendant.