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In the recent case of Luk Wing Yan v CMB Wing Lung Bank Ltd [2021] HKCFI 279, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (the “Court”) found that the defendant bank (the “Bank”) was not liable for losses caused to an investor arising out of investments offered by an employee of the Bank which turned … Read more
In Re Galleria (Hong Kong) Limited [2019] HKCFI 1877, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance examined the legal principles in relation to dishonesty and blind-eye knowledge. Background This was an action brought by the liquidators of Galleria (Hong Kong) Limited (GHK) against a bank (the Bank), which was one of GHK’s former lenders, for … Read more
The UK Supreme Court (“UKSC“) has handed down its much anticipated judgment in NB Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v Playboy Club [2018] UKSC 43, ruling that a bank owed no duty of care to undisclosed third parties who ultimately relied on their references. In this instance, a bank had provided a credit reference for … Read more
In Albert Sau Shing Yeung v Google Inc, the Court of First Instance allowed Albert Yeung’s claim against Google to proceed past a summary dismissal application on the basis that there was a good arguable case that Google was a “publisher” of allegedly defamatory words through its Autocomplete and Related Search functions. Yeung is suing … Read more
In Oriental Press Group Ltd & Others v Fevaworks Solutions Ltd & Others [2013] HKEC 1025, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has ruled on whether and under what circumstances the provider of an internet based discussion forum may be held liable for defamatory material posted on the forum. Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ, … Read more