22 Jan 2020
PROGETTO JEWELLERY CO LTD v. LAU CHIU YING AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 209
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2548/2014
On the evidence (documentary, CCTV and witness credibility) the court preferred Progetto’s witnesses, accepted PJ’s stock and banking calculations and found that Joy misappropriated finished goods and failed to account for sales; Joy Design was a nominee/agent of Progetto and not an independent proprietor of the diverted goods; Joy was negligent in the Italy seizure; many bank withdrawals were not substantiated as legitimate business expenses and must be repaid; JD's counterclaims fail because JD held no separate beneficial interest. Pre-judgment interest was ordered from dates appropriate to…