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The court dismissed the defendant’s objections to a costs assessment and made the costs order nisi absolute, awarding HK$70,000 and apportioning it between the two plaintiffs.
The application for permission to appeal out of time was dismissed because the defendant failed to file any affidavit explaining the delay or to produce evidence supporting his asserted ground (the mother’s equitable interest); absent such explanation or evidence there was no special reason to extend time and the late application must be refused. Costs were awarded to the plaintiff in the assessed sum of HK$12,000.
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The application for stay of execution was dismissed because the applicant failed to establish relevant and sufficient grounds: her personal hardship, the pending criminal investigation, the alleged evidentiary issues, and a separate related civil claim are not sufficiently connected to this enforcement application to warrant suspension of the possession order; costs were awarded to the plaintiff.
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The court refused to vary costs to indemnity costs after a Calderbank offer, holding there were no special or unusual features justifying that order.
The court dismissed a plaintiff’s applications for leave to appeal and to vary costs orders, holding the consent order did not bar other routes to set aside an irregular default judgment.
The court set aside the knowing receipt part of a default judgment, upheld liability for unlawful means conspiracy, and adjourned amendment issues with costs orders.
The court made a bankruptcy order against Sit Wai after a registered Mainland judgment debt remained unpaid and his proposed instalment arrangement was found too vague.
The Court ordered the Plaintiff to pay the interest under a second arbitral award into court, pending appeal on the principal award.
The court adjourned an application to vary an interlocutory injunction so it could be heard with a related vesting-order summons, reserving costs.
The District Court allowed an appeal in a garnishee matter, setting aside the Master’s refusal and granting orders to show cause against 22 former shareholders.
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