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Topic

Status quo ante

Legal area

Court

23 Jul 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

HCA2532/2001

Interim injunctions were continued until trial because the plaintiff demonstrated a legitimate territory‑wide interest, the defendants retained reasonable alternative employment (notably government or government‑aided schools) so that injunction would not compel specific performance or leave them destitute, and the plaintiff offered undertakings that preserve defendants' interim positions making continuation just and equitable.
23 Jul 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 interim injunctions were continued because enforcing the negative covenants by injunction would not compel defendants to perform positive obligations or drive them to idleness: they have realistic alternative employment (government or government‑aided schools), the plaintiff has a legitimate territory‑wide interest given its advertising and reputation, and the plaintiff’s undertakings (class allocation, non‑cancellation, timely payment advances) sufficiently mitigate hardship pending trial.