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Confidential information [2026] HKCFI 488

DIAGCOR BIOSCIENCE INCORPORATED LTD v. CHAN WAI HON BILLY AND OTHERS

The court found the defendants liable for misusing Diagcor’s confidential Y-test information to launch a competing test, and held the 3rd defendant negligent in one thalassemia report.

  • Breach of confidence
  • Misuse of trade secrets
  • Misappropriation of confidential markers
  • Credibility and inference
  • Laboratory test validation
  • Negligence in medical testing
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Employment law [2024] HKDC 1982

SPARKLE CAPITAL LTD v. CHAN WAI MAN also known as CHAN WAI MAN IVAN

District Court employment dispute over an alleged oral agreement, breach of contract, confidence and dismissal; plaintiff won only nominal damages, while defendant recovered unpaid wages and annual leave.

  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Breach of employment contract
  • Breach of confidence
  • Oral agreement validity
  • Nominal damages
  • Wages and annual leave
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Employment law [2024] HKDC 1545

CONPAK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD v. LUK WAI TING

District Court action over alleged misuse of client contacts and forwarded emails failed because the plaintiff did not prove confidential information or diverted business.

  • Breach of contract
  • Breach of confidence
  • Conflict of interest
  • Post-termination restrictions
  • Disclosure of client contacts
  • Diversion of business opportunity
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Employment law [2024] HKCFI 2101

GREEN LIGHT MULTIPLEX CO. LTD (formerly known as GREEN LIGHT MARKETING CO. LTD and GLM INTERNATIONAL LTD) v. LAM SHI YAN

Employment dispute over implied duties, fiduciary obligations and diverted business opportunities. The plaintiff succeeded in part; the counterclaim succeeded only for bonus.

  • Implied terms of employment contract
  • Duty of fidelity and good faith
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Inducement of third party to breach contract
  • Loss of chance
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Employment law [2024] HKCFI 2101

GREEN LIGHT MULTIPLEX CO. LTD (formerly known as GREEN LIGHT MARKETING CO. LTD and GLM INTERNATIONAL LTD) v. LAM SHI YAN

The High Court found the plaintiff’s former general manager breached fiduciary and contractual duties by diverting business and inducing Abacus to end exclusivity.

  • Implied terms
  • Constructive dismissal
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Misappropriation of corporate opportunity
  • Disclosure of confidential information
  • Damages assessment
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Civil procedure [2023] HKCFI 98

DCL COMMUNICATION LTD v. LAM YIM CHI JULIA AND ANOTHER

The Court of First Instance dismissed an interlocutory springboard injunction application, finding the plaintiff’s case was speculative and unsupported by concrete evidence.

  • Springboard injunction
  • Breach of confidence
  • Restraint of trade
  • Balance of convenience
  • Adequacy of damages
  • Springboard-injunction
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Civil procedure [2022] HKCFI 3427

HIMARK MARTIN TAILORS LTD v. SINGH, ARVINDER AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance granted retrospective leave to appeal out of time in part, varied a Master’s order on further particulars, and set aside the costs order.

  • Request for further and better particulars
  • Pleading requirements
  • Account of profits
  • Inducement to breach contract
  • Conspiracy
  • Extension of time to appeal
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Employment law [2022] HKDC 722

CHAN WAI MAN v. SPARKLE CAPITAL LTD

The District Court granted leave for expert evidence on a work report in a dispute over a smart pillow project, confidential information, and IP ownership.

  • Expert evidence
  • Breach of employment contract
  • Duty of confidence
  • Ownership of intellectual property
  • Disclosure of inventions
  • Costs
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