Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant had passive standing because he personally entered into the asset management mandate
Solution extraite
The appellant failed to show that he acted solely as representative of the company; he was personally bound by the mandate.
Motifs extraits
The written documents, the surrounding circumstances, and the subsequent conduct supported the view that the client could reasonably understand him to act in his own name for portfolio management, while the later consultancy contract with the company covered a different relationship.