Hong Kong – Elsie Chan Discusses A Recent Case Concerning The Issue Of Unilateral Mistake In A Separation Agreement In The Seventh Episode Of “Labour Law Grab N Go” Video Series.

Is an agreement containing a mistake enforceable?
 

In the recent case Zhang Qiang vs. Cisco Systems (HK) Limited, Deacons successfully defended all the claims made against Cisco.  In this seventh episode of "Labour Law Grab n Go" video series, our Employment Partner Elsie Chan discusses this case concerning the enforceability of a separation agreement containing a mistake. The Court of First Instance held that in the context of unilateral mistake, a party cannot enforce a contract on terms which he knew or should have known did not reflect the other party’s intention.
 

Elsie will talk more about this case in the next episode, stay tuned!
 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Elsie Chan, Partner, Deacons

elsie.chan@deacons.com.hk