[2020] HKCFA 44, JOE ZHIXIONG ZHOU V. SAIF PARTNERS II L.P. AND ANOTHER - Judgment, Outcome & Holding

Practice Areas

Company & Shareholder Disputes Securities & Investments

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

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCFI 2893

CHINA FORESTRY HOLDINGS CO LTD (IN OFFICIAL LIQUIDATION) V. TOP WISDOM OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 2 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCFI 2893 Court of First Instance

7 July 2025

[2022] HKCFI 3626 Court of First Instance

9 December 2022