24 Feb 1981
CHAN YIU-YAM v. PETER WOO
- Citation
- CHAN YIU-YAM v. PETER WOO
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV149/1980
On the facts the employee did not deliberately compete with or take work from the employer and his activities fell within permitted consultancy or were too remote to undermine trust; therefore there was no breach of the duty of good faith and fidelity and the instant dismissal was wrongful; appeal dismissed.
- Wrongful dismissal
- Duty of good faith and fidelity
- Employee competition
- Instant dismissal
- Insolvency and employment contract