PACIFIC TELECOM & NAVIGATION LTD v. YE LEI

PACIFIC TELECOM & NAVIGATION LTD v. YE LEI

On an indemnity basis most costs should be allowed except those unreasonably incurred or of unreasonable amount; applying the two-stage and broad-brush summary assessment the court found the total claimed excessive, allowed the stated hourly rates, reduced specific time entries (HTS C1 32h→13h; HTS D1 46h→24h; LN D2...

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Citation
[2020] HKCFI 656
Parties
Plaintiff: Pacific Telecom & Navigation Limited; Defendant: Ye Lei
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
29 April 2020
Case Number
HCA1018/2019
Procedural Posture
Civil Proceedings Interlocutory Injunctions and Further Evidence Summonses / Summary Assessment of Costs (summary Assessment on Paper)
Outcome
Costs of the plaintiff's application for interlocutory injunctions (including reserved costs) and costs of the further evidence summonses are to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff on an indemnity basis and have been summarily assessed.
Legal Topics
Summary Assessment, Indemnity Costs, Reasonableness and Necessity of Costs, Further Evidence Summonses
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Costs Injunctions Summary Assessment Indemnity Costs Reasonableness and Necessity of Costs Further Evidence Summonses

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Parties

Pacific Telecom & Navigation Limited

Plaintiff

Ye Lei

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Proceedings Interlocutory Injunctions and Further Evidence Summonses / Summary Assessment of Costs (summary Assessment on Paper)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether costs payable on an indemnity basis should be allowed in full or reduced as unreasonable or disproportionate
  2. 2 Whether individual time entries and hourly rates claimed were reasonable and necessary (specific reductions to HTS and LN hours)
  3. 3 Whether specific items (eg item D7, fee for settling affirmation) should be disallowed or reduced

Ratio Decidendi

On an indemnity basis most costs should be allowed except those unreasonably incurred or of unreasonable amount; applying the two-stage and broad-brush summary assessment the court found the total claimed excessive, allowed the stated hourly rates, reduced specific time entries (HTS C1 32h→13h; HTS D1 46h→24h; LN D2 31h→28h), disallowed item D7, reduced fee for settling the 3rd affirmation to HK$10,000, and fixed the total payable by the defendant to the plaintiff at HK$750,000.

Court Disposition

Costs of the plaintiff's application for interlocutory injunctions (including reserved costs) and costs of the further evidence summonses are to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff on an indemnity basis and have been summarily assessed.

Orders

  • Defendant to pay HK$750,000 to Plaintiff forthwith on an indemnity basis (summary assessment concluded)
  • Costs were summarily assessed on paper and reasons provided for the assessment