YU JIANG AND ANOTHER v. CHENG WAI LIN ROSALIND AND OTHERS

YU JIANG AND ANOTHER v. CHENG WAI LIN ROSALIND AND OTHERS

The court found the plaintiffs failed to prove the alleged oral 2000, 2002 and 2003 agreements or the genuineness of the disputed Letter of Authority; the November 2002 contract did not confer the rights claimed by Yu; evidence showed Yu acted as Chief Representative/agent and therefore owed fiduciary duties to...

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Citation
YU JIANG AND ANOTHER v. CHENG WAI LIN ROSALIND AND OTHERS
Parties
1st Plaintiff: Mr Yu Jiang; 2nd Plaintiff: ZP; 1st Defendant: Madam Cheng Wai Lin Rosalind; 2nd Defendant: Holm; 3rd Defendant: CEICL; 4th Defendant: JADE WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP PTY LTD; 5th Defendant: ASIA TRIBUNE COMPANY LIMITED
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
11 June 2014
Case Number
HCA2562/2005
Procedural Posture
Civil Trial Contractual, Partnership, Trust and Fiduciary Claims / Judgment (trial Concluded)
Outcome
All plaintiff claims dismissed; defendants' counterclaim for an account allowed in part
Legal Topics
Oral Agreement, Letter of Authority, Forgery, Resulting Trust, Trustee Duties, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Remedy Account and Inquiry, Costs
Source Language
en
Contract Law Partnership/joint Venture Trust Law Fiduciary Duties Evidence Forgery/authenticity Accounting and Inquiry Oral Agreement Letter of Authority +6 more

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Parties

Mr Yu Jiang

1st Plaintiff

ZP

2nd Plaintiff

Madam Cheng Wai Lin Rosalind

1st Defendant

Holm

2nd Defendant

CEICL

3rd Defendant

JADE WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL GROUP PTY LTD

4th Defendant

ASIA TRIBUNE COMPANY LIMITED

5th Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Trial Contractual, Partnership, Trust and Fiduciary Claims / Judgment (trial Concluded)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether oral agreements alleged in 2000, 2002 and 2003 existed
  2. 2 Whether the Letter of Authority dated 1 July 2000 is genuine or forged
  3. 3 Whether the November 2002 contract conferred any entitlement to Yu to share Jade's profits

Ratio Decidendi

The court found the plaintiffs failed to prove the alleged oral 2000, 2002 and 2003 agreements or the genuineness of the disputed Letter of Authority; the November 2002 contract did not confer the rights claimed by Yu; evidence showed Yu acted as Chief Representative/agent and therefore owed fiduciary duties to account for funds; accordingly all plaintiff claims were dismissed and the defendants' counterclaim for an account was allowed, with an inquiry ordered and costs to defendants.

Court Disposition

All plaintiff claims dismissed; defendants' counterclaim for an account allowed in part

Orders

  • Dismissal of all claims by the plaintiffs with costs to the defendants
  • Order for inquiry and account into receipts and use by Yu of sums transferred to him on defendants' counterclaim, save for US$5,000,000 accepted as a loan repaid by Yu