Read the full judgment text of HCA 009944/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 April 2000.
1. The plaintiff claims the sum of $205,610 from the defendant. The plaintiff is a decoration contractor. In June 1996, he was instructed by the defendant to decorate his flat in Repulse Bay. The defendant approached the plaintiff through the introduction of his former colleague. The defendant's flat is in a highrise building. It has two levels which are connected by an internal staircase. The flat is a large one by Hong Kong standards. It is about 3099 sq.ft.