KOMAL PATEL AND OTHERS v. CHRIS AU AND OTHERS

KOMAL PATEL AND OTHERS v. CHRIS AU AND OTHERS

Costs for the mandatory injunction application are to be in the cause; the recusal application was unmeritorious, untimely and disruptive and therefore the 1st defendant must pay the other parties' costs forthwith on an indemnity basis, to be summarily assessed.

Citation
KOMAL PATEL AND OTHERS v. CHRIS AU AND OTHERS
Parties
1st Plaintiff (original); 1st Defendant (counterclaim): Komal Patel; 2nd Plaintiff (original); 2nd Defendant (counterclaim): Jason Mark Cohen; 3rd Plaintiff (original); 3rd Defendant (counterclaim): Harilaos Apostolides; 4th Plaintiff (original); 4th Defendant (counterclaim): Rocky Cape International Limited; 1st Defendant (original); Plaintiff (counterclaim): Chris Au; 2nd Defendant (original): Ho Ching Yi Elsa; 3rd Defendant (original); 7th Defendant (counterclaim): Retribution Limited; 5th Defendant (counterclaim): Essence Investments Limited; 6th Defendant (counterclaim): Yew Kuan Cheong
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
11 February 2016
Case Number
HCA183/2014
Procedural Posture
Civil Injunction and Counterclaim (costs Applications) / Post Judgment Costs Applications Following Interlocutory Orders
Outcome
Mandatory injunction: costs in the cause. Recusal application: 1st defendant ordered to pay other parties' costs forthwith on an indemnity basis, summarily assessed.
Legal Topics
Mandatory Injunction, Recusal Application, Indemnity Costs, Summary Assessment of Costs
Source Language
EN
Civil Procedure Injunctions Costs Judicial Recusal Mandatory Injunction Recusal Application Indemnity Costs Summary Assessment of Costs

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Parties

Komal Patel

1st Plaintiff (original); 1st Defendant (counterclaim)

Jason Mark Cohen

2nd Plaintiff (original); 2nd Defendant (counterclaim)

Harilaos Apostolides

3rd Plaintiff (original); 3rd Defendant (counterclaim)

Rocky Cape International Limited

4th Plaintiff (original); 4th Defendant (counterclaim)

Chris Au

1st Defendant (original); Plaintiff (counterclaim)

Ho Ching Yi Elsa

2nd Defendant (original)

Retribution Limited

3rd Defendant (original); 7th Defendant (counterclaim)

Essence Investments Limited

5th Defendant (counterclaim)

Yew Kuan Cheong

6th Defendant (counterclaim)

Procedural Posture

Civil Injunction and Counterclaim (costs Applications) / Post Judgment Costs Applications Following Interlocutory Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether costs of the mandatory injunction application should be ordered and on what basis
  2. 2 Whether the costs order nisi in respect of the recusal application should be varied to award indemnity costs payable forthwith
  3. 3 Whether a summary assessment of costs is appropriate for the recusal application

Ratio Decidendi

Costs for the mandatory injunction application are to be in the cause; the recusal application was unmeritorious, untimely and disruptive and therefore the 1st defendant must pay the other parties' costs forthwith on an indemnity basis, to be summarily assessed.

Court Disposition

Mandatory injunction: costs in the cause. Recusal application: 1st defendant ordered to pay other parties' costs forthwith on an indemnity basis, summarily assessed.

Orders

  • Costs of the mandatory injunction application to be in the cause.
  • The 1st defendant to pay the costs of the other parties in relation to the recusal application forthwith on an indemnity basis, as summarily assessed.