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  • 11 Nov 2005

    LEW KEE JACK v. CHINA RAILWAY INVESTMENT (HK) LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    LEW KEE JACK v. CHINA RAILWAY INVESTMENT (HK) LTD AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2845/2003

    The court found on the balance of probabilities that Hao, representing the China Railway group, made fraudulent oral representations that induced the plaintiff to enter the agreements (including a money‑back promise if conversion did not occur within two years); the written agreements were procured by the same fraudulent misrepresentations and therefore rescindable; no trust was found over the purchase monies; accordingly the 1st and 2nd defendants were ordered to refund the purchase monies and the 3rd defendant was ordered to pay damages and the commission amount, with interest reserved and…