24 Dec 2010
WILLIAM ALLAN v. MESSRS NG & CO. (a firm) AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- WILLIAM ALLAN v. MESSRS NG & CO. (a firm) AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA10844/1994
Court found that confidential information was imparted to Erving during the 1st Call, that Erving (and his firm) owed a duty of confidence notwithstanding no formal retainer, that Erving breached that duty and compounded the breach by knowingly giving false affidavits and withholding recording/transcript; breach warranted punitive response and exemplary damages were awarded in the sum of HKD 2,140,000 with interest and costs and a referral to the Law Society for disciplinary proceedings.