Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 217/2019 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 14 November 2022.
1. In this action the plaintiff claims against the defendant firm of solicitors (“ KLY ”) based on professional negligence and breach of contract and seeks damages in the amount of the Buyer’s Stamp Duty assessed by the Collector of Stamp Revenue (“ the Collector ”) at HK$106,500 but netting the amount of the intention money of HK$2,500 paid to the Hong Kong Housing Authority (“ HA ”).