SOURCE VIEW DEVELOPMENT LTD 對 CAFE HAPPY POST LTD 及另三人

SOURCE VIEW DEVELOPMENT LTD 對 CAFE HAPPY POST LTD 及另三人

法庭裁定：單純提出上訴不足以自動擱置或撤銷已作出的暫准訟費命令，法院行使裁量權將暫准訟費判令變成交付的絕對命令，並命令鄧向Source View支付本申請的訟費，按彌償基準計算。

Citation
[2022] HKCFI 3725
Parties
Plaintiff (hca1611/2019); Second Defendant (hca2275/2019): 鄧錦祥; Defendant (hca1611/2019); Plaintiff (hca2275/2019): SOURCE VIEW DEVELOPMENT LIMITED; First Defendant (hca2275/2019): CAFE HAPPY POST LIMITED; Third Defendant (hca2275/2019): HAPPY POST ENTERPRISE LIMITED; Fourth Defendant (hca2275/2019): WILLCOCKS LIMITED
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
16 December 2022
Case Number
HCA2275/2019
Procedural Posture
High Court (court of First Instance) Civil Jurisdiction / Judgment on Costs / Post‑judgment Costs Application
Outcome
申請被駁回；暫准訟費判令變成交付的絕對命令；鄧須向Source View支付本申請的訟費，按彌償基準計算。
Legal Topics
Interim Costs Order, Stay Pending Appeal, Conversion to Absolute Costs Order, Basis of Costs (indemnity)
Source Language
CH
Civil Procedure Costs Appeal Land Tribunal Referral Interim Costs Order Stay Pending Appeal Conversion to Absolute Costs Order Basis of Costs (indemnity)

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Parties

鄧錦祥

Plaintiff (hca1611/2019); Second Defendant (hca2275/2019)

SOURCE VIEW DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

Defendant (hca1611/2019); Plaintiff (hca2275/2019)

CAFE HAPPY POST LIMITED

First Defendant (hca2275/2019)

HAPPY POST ENTERPRISE LIMITED

Third Defendant (hca2275/2019)

WILLCOCKS LIMITED

Fourth Defendant (hca2275/2019)

Procedural Posture

High Court (court of First Instance) Civil Jurisdiction / Judgment on Costs / Post‑judgment Costs Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether filing an appeal automatically stays a costs order
  2. 2 Whether the interim (provisional) costs order should be set aside or made absolute
  3. 3 Appropriate basis for costs (indemnity vs party and party)

Ratio Decidendi

法庭裁定：單純提出上訴不足以自動擱置或撤銷已作出的暫准訟費命令，法院行使裁量權將暫准訟費判令變成交付的絕對命令，並命令鄧向Source View支付本申請的訟費，按彌償基準計算。

Court Disposition

申請被駁回；暫准訟費判令變成交付的絕對命令；鄧須向Source View支付本申請的訟費，按彌償基準計算。

Orders

  • Dismissal of the applicant's application to set aside the interim costs order
  • The interim costs order is made absolute