15 Jun 2001
BEACON COLLEGE LTD. v. YIU MAN HAU, ALFRED AND OTHERS
- Citation
- BEACON COLLEGE LTD. v. YIU MAN HAU, ALFRED AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2529/2001
The court found a serious question to be tried that the 1st–5th defendants remained under subsisting Day and/or Evening School contracts and had likely acted in breach of contractual and fiduciary duties by agreeing to teach for competitors; promotional material and continued dealings after the plaintiff's warning letters gave rise to a prima facie case that Excel procured breaches. The balance of convenience favoured interim relief because plaintiff showed probable irreparable harm to goodwill, difficulties quantifying loss and concerns about defendants' ability to pay; accordingly interim i…