20 Sept 1994
HONG KONG AIRCREW OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD.
- Citation
- HONG KONG AIRCREW OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP476/1994
The Basings Agreement was not legally enforceable because, on a true construction of the document and its surrounding circumstances, the parties did not intend to create legal relations; the wording (notably 'envisaged') and the industrial context indicate an agreement binding in honour only, therefore the plaintiff's claims fail.