Read the full judgment text of HCA 001263/2003 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 September 2006.
1. In March 2001 the plaintiffs, who are brothers, entered into a joint venture (the Joint Venture) with the defendants, who are father (the 2 nd defendant) and son, to undertake together the merchandising of toys. Business operated profitably and harmoniously until October 2002, when there was a serious falling out. The defendants accused the plaintiffs of misappropriation and locked them out of the office and took away their signing rights at the Joint Venture’s bank.