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Hong Kong Leading Case implied termsbanking and finance

Tadjudin v Bank of America NA

(2016) 19 HKCFAR 690
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHK Court of Final Appeal
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

An employer must not exercise contractual discretion irrationally or in bad faith; HK leading authority equivalent to Braganza on implied limitations on contractual discretion.

Key Principle

implied term that employer will not exercise contractual discretion irrationally or in bad faith; the HK equivalent of Braganza

Area of Law

Employment

Related Cases

Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014) 253 CLR 169

Australian law does not recognise an implied duty of mutual trust and confidence in employment contracts, departing from the UK position in Malik v BCCI.

Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410

The High Court considered the implication of terms into employment contracts, including whether a term of good faith or fair dealing could be implied at common law to constrain unfair dismissal.

Li Chi Wing v Cheung Ka Wing [2013] 1 HKLRD 839

HK court applied the reasonableness test to assess the validity of restrictive covenants in employment contracts, examining scope, duration, and geographic limits.

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