18 Feb 2022
UNIVERSE ARTISTE MANAGEMENT LTD v. KONG YI CHING ELANNE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KWONG LING) AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 443
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1225/2014
The court held (Part I) that the core written agreements (2004, 2005, 2008) are valid and enforceable except for specific provisions found unreasonable or unenforceable (the pregnancy prohibition §2.2(p), the option/renewal mechanism as drafted, the conclusiveness clause for statements, and clause 9.2 restraint after termination); on proper construction production and promotion costs fall within artist's personal expenses and are therefore borne by the artist; the February 2014 incident amounted to a repudiatory breach by the manager but repudiation was not unequivocally accepted so the contr…