E VILLAS LTD V. LAI YUK SHAN

[2026] HKDC 225 District Court 11 February 2026 • DCCJ2638/2020 • 65 min read
22 cases cited (0 SG, 22 foreign)

Practice Areas

Powers of Attorney Ordinance

Judges (1)

Alan Yung Coram

Counsel (5)

H. F. Yip & Co Firm H. Y. Leung & Co. LLP Firm Foster Yim Counsel Plaintiff Kelvin Wong Counsel Defendant Oscar Tan Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

E Villas Limited Plaintiff Lai Yuk Shan Defendant

Summary

E Villas Limited claimed damages from Lai Yuk Shan for breach of an agreement to build a house under the Small House Policy at Sai Kung. The court found the defendant breached the agreement by failing to apply for a small house grant as promised, but dismissed the claim on quantum because the plaintiff failed to provide a reliable evidential basis for assessing reasonable damages.

Statutes Cited

Powers of Attorney Ordinance
s 7

Cases Cited (22)

UK (4)
[1943] KB 587 [1996] AC 563 [2005] EWHC 2529 [2013] UKSC 50
HK (18)
(2000) 3 HKCFAR 70 (2004) 7 HKCFAR 79 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 349 [1998] 1 HKLRD 84 [2001] 1 HKLRD 866 [2001] 2 HKLRD 471 [2003] 2 HKLRD 782 [2007] 3 HKLRD 439 [2012] 2 HKLRD 954 [2012] 2 HKLRD 955 [2018] HKCFI 729 [2020] HKCFI 209 [2021] HKCA 263 [2021] HKCFI 2284 [2022] HKCFI 378 [2023] HKCA 1020 [2024] HKCFI 45 [2025] HKCA 978

Judgment

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