21 Jun 2013
PRIMOTEX BUTTON HONG KONG LTD v. CHU MUI YING
- Citation
- PRIMOTEX BUTTON HONG KONG LTD v. CHU MUI YING
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ3168/2011
The court found no reliable evidence of an oral instruction on 15 December 2009 but found the 16 December 2009 e-mail clearly restricted the authority to make any payment to Mr Ho without prior approval. Madam Chu signed payrolls after receipt of the written instruction and authorised a second cheque for salary and double pay without obtaining approval; that conduct was a willful disobedience of a lawful and reasonable order and inconsistent with faithful discharge of duties, justifying summary dismissal under section 9. Primotex however failed to prove actual loss from the payments (statutor…