Read the full judgment text of CACV 7/2005 on BabelCite. This 高等法院上訴法庭 judgment was delivered on 29 March 2006 before Hon Le Pichon JA, Hon Cheung JA, Hon Tang JA.
Contract Law - Construction - Subcontracting - Site formation and piling works - Pile deviation discovered late - Damages for remedial works awarded - Delay damages claim for second-tier subcontractor rejected for remoteness - Rule in Hadley v Baxendale applied to assess foreseeability of damages - Costs of summary judgment application held to be costs in the cause, awarded to plaintiff - Appeal dismissed with costs order nisi.
Legal issues: Remoteness of damage for delay claim · Costs on summary judgment application
Outcome: Appeal dismissed; defendant liable to pay net balance of approximately $649,000 to plaintiff