Read the full judgment text of HCA 714/2012 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 13 December 2013.
1. This is a dispute not unfamiliar in the commercial world. The Defendant was about to acquire and embark upon a columbarium business project (“ Project ”) with a view to selling it to a listed company in Hong Kong (“ Intended Sale ”). The Plaintiff said he had orally agreed to introduce a listed company to the Defendant and assist him in the Intended Sale to that company. The Plaintiff also said, for his services, the Defendant promised to pay him HK$8 million. The Defendant did eventually ac