22 Jan 2009
HUMMINGBIRD MUSIC LTD v. DINO ACCONCI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HUMMINGBIRD MUSIC LTD v. DINO ACCONCI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA836/2007
The court held both the first and second sets of written artist, management and writer agreements were not void as restraints of trade and the second agreements were not procured by undue influence or duress; the plaintiff did not repudiate the agreements nor commit actionable breaches of fiduciary duty or misappropriation; consequently defendants' defences and counterclaims were dismissed and judgment entered for the plaintiff for damages assessed at HKD 5,058,000, with interest to be fixed and costs awarded to the plaintiff (save specified exceptions).