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Hong Kong Case Law

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  • 27 Oct 2006

    WONG SUI KWAN v. CHEONG PUI FAN

    Citation
    WONG SUI KWAN v. CHEONG PUI FAN
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5879/2004

    Judge found on the balance of probabilities that no binding oral agreement existed preserving the Rider A formula or requiring removal of the plaintiff's name; the defendant's account of events and the agreed flat 25% rate (with month-by-month variation by agreement) was accepted; the consultant arrangement was a commercial arrangement not giving rise to general fiduciary duties that would require the consultant to subordinate his interests to the firm; defendant's counterclaims based on fiduciary breach, inducing breaches and passing off failed; equitable relief limited to an account of comm…