Read the full judgment text of HCCL 000286/1998 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 14 December 2000.
1. On its face this case appears to be a company dispute. In reality, however, it represents a prolonged argument between two individuals and former business partners, Dr Tan Tiong Hong, a Malaysian national and a director of the plaintiff and the 2nd defendant, and one Mr Jackson Liao, a Taiwanese citizen and a director of the 1st and 2nd defendants. And that which lies at the heart of this argument, and hence this litigation, is Dr Tan's perception that in their joint business dealings Mr Liao