梅冬庭 對 香港社會福利署

梅冬庭 對 香港社會福利署

The court exercised its discretion to assess costs by summary procedure and fixed the appellant's liability for the respondent's costs at HKD50,000 because the issues and documents were not complex or materially different from the original hearing and the application to admit new evidence was not difficult.

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Citation
[2019] HKCA 329
Parties
Applicant: 梅冬庭; Respondent: 香港社會福利署
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
3 April 2019
Case Number
CACV214/2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal (court of Appeal) / Costs Assessment Following Dismissal of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; appellant ordered to pay respondent's costs assessed at HKD50,000.
Legal Topics
Costs Assessment, Appeal, Application to Adduce New Evidence
Source Language
ch
Administrative Law Civil Procedure Costs Costs Assessment Appeal Application to Adduce New Evidence

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Parties

梅冬庭

Applicant

香港社會福利署

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal (court of Appeal) / Costs Assessment Following Dismissal of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant must pay the respondent's costs following dismissal of the appeal
  2. 2 Appropriate amount for the respondent's costs to be assessed by summary procedure
  3. 3 Whether the application to admit new evidence warranted additional or complex costs assessment

Ratio Decidendi

The court exercised its discretion to assess costs by summary procedure and fixed the appellant's liability for the respondent's costs at HKD50,000 because the issues and documents were not complex or materially different from the original hearing and the application to admit new evidence was not difficult.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; appellant ordered to pay respondent's costs assessed at HKD50,000.

Orders

  • Applicant to pay respondent's costs of the appeal, assessed at HKD50,000 by summary procedure