[2025] HKCA 1119 — 廈門新景地集團有限公司 FORMERLY KNOWN AS 廈門巿鑫新景地房地產有限公司 V. ETON PROPERTIES LTD AND OTHERS

Practice Areas

Judges (3)

Counsel (8)

Anthony Siu & Co Firm Johnson Stokes & Master Firm Astina Au Counsel Defendant Bernard Man Counsel Plaintiff Bonnie Y K Cheng Counsel Defendant James Man Counsel Plaintiff Jonathan Ng Counsel Plaintiff Paul Shieh Counsel Defendant

Parties (11)

Eton Properties (Holdings) Limited Defendant Eton Properties Group Limited Defendant Eton Properties Limited Defendant Legend Properties (Xiamen) Company Limited Defendant 中紀投資有限公司 Plaintiff Cheung Chi Ming Defendant Chua Domingo Defendant Kwan Kie Yip Defendant Mok Pui Hong Defendant Tan Eng Lien Mariano Defendant Tan Lucio C Defendant

Summary

Major commercial dispute between 廈門新景地集團有限公司 (Xiamen property company) and Eton Properties Ltd and others, arising from a long-running action commenced in 2011. The case involved property development disputes and questions about contractual obligations and damages. The Court of Appeal addressed issues including the assessment of damages and the use of expert valuation evidence.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (18)

UK (8)

[1922] 1 KB 477 [1967] 1 QB 278 [1971] 1 QB 164 [1980] AC 367 [1992] 1 WLR 1207 [2013] 1 All ER 1321 [2019] AC 649 [2020] EWCA Civ 2349

HK (10)

(2020) 23 HKCFAR 348 [2008] 4 HKLRD 972 [2009] 4 HKLRD 353 [2016] 2 HKLRD 1106 [2017] 2 HKLRD 477 [2022] HKCA 1724 [2024] 2 HKLRD 152 [2024] HKCFI 1291 [2024] HKCFI 2373 [2024] HKCFI 2807

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKDC 40

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