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Lan Kwai Fong tycoon Allan Zeman faces US$9.2 million lawsuit in Hong Kong court over alleged unpaid commission on Macau land sale

  • Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman dismisses the allegations, calling the claim frivolous and without basis
  • Lawsuit was brought by two men, Raymond John Gulliver and David Solomon Vereker, who gave Australian registered address

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Allan Zeman says he has passed on the matter to his lawyers. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Hong Kong businessman Allan Zeman, founder of nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong, is facing a US$9.2 million (HK$71.8 million) lawsuit over alleged unpaid commission related to a Macau land sale agreement a decade ago.
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The lawsuit was brought by two men, Raymond John Gulliver and David Solomon Vereker, in Hong Kong’s High Court, according to a legal document made available on Wednesday.

But Zeman, chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, dismissed the allegations, calling the claim frivolous and without basis.

“Given the very serious nature of this claim and the questionable facts reportedly behind these accusations, I have promptly passed this matter to my solicitors to deal with as appropriate,” he said in a statement. “I am shocked by the frivolity of this alleged claim.”

According the High Court document, the dispute centres on a land sale in Macau. Photo: AFP
According the High Court document, the dispute centres on a land sale in Macau. Photo: AFP
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The entertainment mogul added that the allegations were false and he reserved the right to a counter legal action.

Zeman’s best known tie to Macau is through his role as non-executive chairman of Wynn Macau, a subsidiary of US-based hotel and casino firm Wynn Resorts.

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