Read the full judgment text of CACV 000075/1997 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. In 1989 the plaintiff became a partner of a solicitors firm of which these defendants Messrs Kao and Yip were allegedly in control. As one of the five equity partners of the firm, the plaintiff was soon invited by Messrs Kao and Yip to join the other equity partners in a proposed investment. These defendants were allegedly trusted as senior partners to put through the proposed investment. That was in early 1990 after the plaintiff had just joined the firm. Confidence is said to have been so r