JOE ZHIXIONG ZHOU V. SAIF PARTNERS II L.P. AND ANOTHER

[2020] HKCFA 44 Court of Final Appeal 28 December 2020 • FACV4/2020 • 8 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lord Hoffmann Coram Ma Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Fangda Partners Firm MinterEllison LLP Firm Alexander Tang Counsel Defendant Barrie Barlow Counsel Plaintiff Chan Pat Lun Counsel Plaintiff Charles Manzoni Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

Saif II Gp Capital Limited Defendant Saif Partners II L.P Defendant Joe Zhixiong Zhou Plaintiff

Summary

Joe Zhixiong Zhou, a financial adviser, appealed against the dismissal of his claim for a success fee against SAIF Partners, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. The key issue concerned the proper characterisation of the limited partnership and whether fiduciary duties were owed. The appeal was dismissed at the conclusion of oral submissions.

Cases Cited (1)

UK (1)

[1967] 2 AC 134

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2020] HKCFA 44)