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Hong Kong Case Law

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  • 15 Apr 2011

    LAI MEI CHUN SWANA v. LAI CHUNG HEI

    Citation
    LAI MEI CHUN SWANA v. LAI CHUNG HEI
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ220/2010

    There was a family consensus that the 1st and 2nd Defendants would act as intended administrators and they legitimately obtained the joint bank statements for estate administration and therefore owed a limited duty of confidence; transferring the statements to incoming intended administrators to facilitate administration did not amount to a breach warranting injunctive relief; the 4th Defendant's disclosure for alleged public interest/misconduct was not established as falling within the narrow public interest exception (fraud/crime/national security) and his disclosure was a breach but did no…

  • 5 Apr 2000

    RAY CHEN v. TARAMUS RUS AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    RAY CHEN v. TARAMUS RUS AND ANOTHER
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEO2/1999

    The Court found the Plaintiff not credible and the evidence established a consensual personal relationship with the First Defendant; the Plaintiff first alleged sexual harassment only at his exit interview after a dismissal that the Court found was for legitimate business reasons. The Second Defendant discharged any employer liability by showing reasonably practicable steps (policy, training and management action) under s.46. The ex parte Prohibition Order was obtained with material non-disclosure by the Plaintiff which was deliberate and malicious; accordingly the Plaintiff's substantive cla…