Starlet Isabella Leong Lok-sze is trapped in an unconscionable deal that limits her movements, hands up to 99 per cent of her earnings and all the rights to her work to Emperor Entertainment Group, a writ lodged in the High Court has claimed.
The 33-page writ is the latest move in an increasingly acrimonious dispute between the 19-year-old star and Emperor, which signed her when she was 12 years old.
Emperor filed a writ this month claiming breach of contract by Leong.
The actress-singer is counterclaiming that the contracts are unenforceable and contain unconscionable conditions. She also claims Emperor breached an implied term of the contracts by failing to act in her best interests.
Leong's first contracts with Emperor - a recording contract and management agreement - run for 10 years and were signed by her and her mother in June 2001, just weeks before she turned 13. She entered two other contracts in February 2003.
When she turned 18, she endorsed the contracts previously signed by her mother on her behalf. She signed a 'supplemental agreement' - extending by three years the original contracts - in November 2006.