12 Sept 2025
XUE XIAOYUN v. SUSAN YUNG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 4183
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2526/2018
The claimant failed to prove that the 1st Defendant assumed responsibility or that he reasonably relied on any actionable representations: he was a sophisticated businessman, the communications were informational and informal, and contractual disclaimers negated any assumption of responsibility. The pleaded oral representations were not proved and the WeChat messages were information rather than advice; causation and reasonable reliance were absent. Consequently there was no actionable negligence and, independently, the 2nd Defendant was not vicariously liable because the acts lacked the requ…