Read the full judgment text of HCA 005241/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 November 1999.
1. Firstly, total failure of consideration can be a defence to a claim upon dishonoured cheques as between immediate parties. However, nowhere in the defence or in the affirmation of Wong Ping Lau filed on behalf of the Defendant has it ever been disputed that the Plaintiff had provided consultancy and management services to the Defendant between April and November 1998. Indeed it is admitted by the Defendant that the Plaintiff had provided such consultancy or management services, albeit such se