Daniel Kuang

The appellant company entered into an agreement with the respondent mining company to introduce business opportunities in exchange for a commission.

The appellant claimed an $8,080,000 commission after the respondent invested in a third-party company.

The motion judge granted summary judgment dismissing the claim, finding that the respondent and the third party had introduced themselves before the appellant's involvement and that the appellant only provided publicly available information.

The Court of Appeal agreed with the motion judge's findings and dismissed the appeal.

The plaintiff claimed a commission of $8,080,000 from the defendants, alleging it introduced them to a mining company and provided confidential information pursuant to a confidentiality agreement.

The defendants moved for summary judgment to dismiss the claim.

The court found that the defendants and the mining company had already introduced themselves before the plaintiff's involvement, and the plaintiff only provided publicly available information.

The motion for summary judgment was granted, the action was dismissed against the moving defendants, and substantial indemnity costs were awarded to the defendants.