毛雲傑 對 漁農自然護理署

毛雲傑 對 漁農自然護理署

Because the appellant's appeal had been dismissed and he did not respond to the respondent's costs statement, and because the court found the respondent's claimed items, time and rates reasonable on summary assessment, the appellant was ordered to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal assessed at HK$20,250.

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Citation
[2023] HKCA 919
Parties
Applicant: Mo Wan Kit; Respondent: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
3 August 2023
Case Number
CACV452/2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Costs Assessment Following Dismissal of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; appellant ordered to pay respondent's costs of the appeal assessed summarily at HK$20,250.
Legal Topics
Costs Assessment, Appeal, Summary Assessment, Unrepresented Litigant
Source Language
ch
Civil Procedure Employment Compensation Costs Costs Assessment Appeal Summary Assessment Unrepresented Litigant

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Parties

Mo Wan Kit

Applicant

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Costs Assessment Following Dismissal of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant is liable for the respondent's costs of the appeal
  2. 2 Whether the respondent's claimed items, hours and rates are reasonable for summary assessment
  3. 3 Whether absence of a response from the appellant affects the assessment

Ratio Decidendi

Because the appellant's appeal had been dismissed and he did not respond to the respondent's costs statement, and because the court found the respondent's claimed items, time and rates reasonable on summary assessment, the appellant was ordered to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal assessed at HK$20,250.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; appellant ordered to pay respondent's costs of the appeal assessed summarily at HK$20,250.

Orders

  • Applicant to pay respondent's costs of the appeal assessed summarily at HK$20,250.