AGGRESSIVE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD V. DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE BUILDING AUTHORITY)

[2026] HKCFI 337 Court of First Instance 21 January 2026 • HCMP952/2025 • 120 min read

28 cases cited (0 HK, 28 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

I therefore allow the appeal, set aside the 1st Decision and 2nd Decision, and remit the Renewal Application and the TD/AS Application to the BA for reconsideration and determination.

Source: [2026] HKCFI 337, Court of First Instance, decided 21 January 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Cheng Coram

Counsel (7)

DLA Piper Hong Kong Firm Department of Justice Firm Anthony Chan Counsel Respondent Benjamin Yu SC & Counsel Appellant Justin Lam Counsel Respondent Rimsky Yuen, SC Counsel Respondent Thomas Wong Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Aggressive Construction Company Ltd Plaintiff Director of Buildings ( Defendant

Statutes Cited

Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

s 13A

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

s 52

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (28)

UK (11)

[1990] 2 QB 363 [1996] 2 All ER 302 [1998] AC 407 [2001] QB 955 [2004] 1 WLR 1920 [2004] 1 WLR 1953 [2012] 1 AC 245 [2017] 1 WLR 3765 [2017] EWHC 2690 [2018] 1 WLR 108 [2020] EWHC 526

HK (17)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 655 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 138 (2016) 19 HKCFAR 528 [2007] 2 HKLRD 155 [2016] 5 HKLRD 542 [2018] 3 HKLRD 232 [2019] 1 HKLRD 801 [2019] 2 HKLRD 745 [2019] 4 HKLRD 387 [2019] HKCFI 2439 [2020] HKCFI 1135 [2022] 4 HKLRD 5 [2023] 1 HKLRD 808 [2024] 1 HKLRD 200 [2024] 2 HKLRD 319 [2024] 4 HKLRD 952 [2025] 3 HKLRD 596