楊家興 對 李群自動化技術(香港)有限公司
The application to vary the interim costs order was dismissed; the court held the applicant, as the losing party, must pay the respondent's reasonable costs and no special reason was shown to depart from that rule, and an application to vary costs cannot be used to attack the merits of the judgment; accordingly the...
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- Citation
- [2020] HKCA 781
- Parties
- Applicant: 楊家興 (YIANG KA HING); Respondent: 李群自動化技術(香港)有限公司 (QKM TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) CO LTD)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 21 September 2020
- Case Number
- CAMP293/2019
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal Employment Compensation (court of Appeal) / Costs Judgment Application to Vary Interim Costs Order
- Outcome
- Application to vary interim costs order dismissed; interim costs order dated 14 August 2020 made final; no separate costs order made in respect of the variation application due to respondent's non-response.
- Legal Topics
- Costs Assessment, Interim Costs Order, Variation of Costs Orders, Appeal Jurisdiction
- Source Language
- ch
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Parties
楊家興 (YIANG KA HING)
Applicant
李群自動化技術(香港)有限公司 (QKM TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) CO LTD)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal Employment Compensation (court of Appeal) / Costs Judgment Application to Vary Interim Costs Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the interim costs order made on 14 August 2020 should be varied
- 2 Whether an application to vary an interim costs order can be used to challenge or overturn the court's earlier substantive determinations
- 3 Whether the amount of costs fixed summary (HK$12,271) should be altered
Ratio Decidendi
The application to vary the interim costs order was dismissed; the court held the applicant, as the losing party, must pay the respondent's reasonable costs and no special reason was shown to depart from that rule, and an application to vary costs cannot be used to attack the merits of the judgment; accordingly the interim order of 14 August 2020 is made final and the summary-assessed costs of HK$12,271 remain payable.
Court Disposition
Application to vary interim costs order dismissed; interim costs order dated 14 August 2020 made final; no separate costs order made in respect of the variation application due to respondent's non-response.
Orders
- Applicant to pay respondent's costs for application (1), assessed summarily at HK$12,271.
- Interim costs order dated 14 August 2020 is confirmed and becomes final.
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CAmp 293/2019 [2020] HKCA 781 香港特別行政區 高等法院上訴法庭 民事司法管轄權 高等法院雜項案件2019年第293號 （擬上訴的原區域法院僱員補償案件2017年第2580號） 申請人 楊家興 (YIANG KA HING) 及 答辯人 李群自動化技術(香港)有限公司 (QKM TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) CO LTD) 主審法官： 高等法院上訴法庭副庭長關淑馨 高等法院上訴法庭法官袁家寧 訟費判案書日期： 2020年9月21日 訟 費 判 案 書 由上訴法庭副庭長關淑馨頒發上訴法庭訟費判案書: 本庭在2020年8月14日頒下判案書，作出暫准命令，命令申請人楊家興，須支付答辯人就申請(1)的訟費，並以簡易程序評定金額為$12,271。 申請人在8月27日提交申請，要求更改訟費命令。答辯人的律師，沒有回應。本庭以書面形式處理這申請，不舉行聆訊。 本庭命令申請人支付答辯人就申請(1)的訟費，是建基於申請人是敗訴的一方，見8月14日判案書第52段。申請人在8月27日的陳詞，表示不理解判案書第31段所指(有關“法律上所容許合理分歧的範圍”)，及對第32段「有意見」(有關李法官的暫准訟費命令$8,000) 。 本庭決定撤銷申請(1)，在判案書已有詳細解釋。申請人不能藉著要求更改暫准訟費命令，去質疑甚或推翻判案書已作出的裁定。 申請人作為敗訴一方，除非有特殊理由，他應該支付勝訴一方合理的訟費。本庭不認為他提出任何理由，可支持法庭偏離這慣常的做法。他亦沒有提出任何理由，致使本庭須更改合理訟費的金額。 本庭維持8月14日作出的暫准命令，即日成為永久命令。 就更改暫准命令的訟費，由於答辯人沒有回應，本庭不作訟費命令。 （關淑馨） 高等法院上訴法庭副庭長 （袁家寧） 高等法院上訴法庭法官 申請人 (申請人) ：無律師代表，親自行事 答辯人 (答辯人) ：由施文律師行代表