In Ng Yan Kit Alfred and Another v. Ever Honest Industries Ltd and Another [2022] HKCFI 1834, the Court of First Instance confirmed that the approach to considering penalty clauses in Law Ting Pong Secondary School v Chen Wai Wah [2021] HKCA 873 should be followed in Hong Kong.
In June 2022, the Court of First Instance handed down a judgment arising out of a two-year salary payment compensation clause in an employment contract. The judgment clarifies the.