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Civil procedure [2026] HKCFI 1303

LEE YIN KEUNG JACKY v. LILY FENN & PARTNERS (a firm)

The Court of First Instance held that the earlier decision did not determine substantive rights in a summary way, but still granted leave to appeal on a point of general importance.

  • Leave to appeal under s.14aa hco
  • Jurisdiction of taxing master
  • Order determining substantive rights (o.59 r.21)
  • Taxation review procedure (o.62 rr.33-35)
  • Originating summons and open court rule (o.28 r.3a)
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Legal profession [2026] HKCFI 463

LING CHUN LUNG v. MESSRS RAYMOND LAM & ASSOCIATES SOLICITORS (A FIRM)

The Court of First Instance dismissed an appeal about taxing a solicitors’ bill under s.67 of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, holding the applicant had not shown timely delivery.

  • Solicitor's bill taxation
  • Section 67 legal practitioners ordinance
  • Originating summons
  • Summary procedure
  • Non-contentious vs contentious business
  • Forgery/alleged false discharge
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Legal profession [2025] HKCFI 5876

LAU KWAN v. TONYS LAWYERS (a firm)

法院裁定《委聘書》授權律師行發出定期最終賬單;2021年三張賬單逾12個月後才申請評定,屬時效阻卻。2023年賬單則可評定,但附帶先付款條件。

  • Solicitor and own client taxation
  • Interim vs final bills
  • Section 67 lpo time bars
  • Interim payment as condition of taxation
  • Construction of retainer
  • Solicitor-and-own-client-taxation
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Legal profession [2025] HKCFI 5974

GLADIUS LTD AND ANOTHER v. TANNER DE WITT (A firm)

The court partly granted a document production application against a solicitors’ firm, ordering disclosure of items linked to HCA 971 but not counsel fee records tied to HCA 806.

  • Ownership of documents
  • Solicitor-client retainer
  • Section 65 lpo
  • Order 106 rule 5 rhc
  • Billing disputes
  • Counsel fee allocation
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 3858

LEE YIN KEUNG JACKY v. LILY FENN & PARTNERS (A FIRM)

The Court of First Instance dismissed a purported appeal against a taxing master’s liability rulings, holding that review under Order 62, not Order 58, was the proper route.

  • Taxation of costs
  • Jurisdiction of taxing master
  • Order 62 review mechanism
  • Appeal procedure under order 58
  • Scope of retainer
  • Taxation-of-costs
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Arbitration [2025] HKCFI 2475

A AND ANOTHER v. X

法院裁定被告並無放棄仲裁權,批准中止訴訟並將爭議交仲裁處理,並判原告按彌償基準支付訟費。

  • Stay in favour of arbitration
  • Waiver of arbitration
  • Taxation of solicitor's bills
  • Inherent jurisdiction to stay
  • Indemnity costs
  • Joint and several costs liability
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCA 495

MARK RICHARD CHARLTON SUTHERLAND v. CRB (a firm)

The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant’s strike-out summons, holding the revised notice of appeal was not incompetent and the rule 5 delay was not proportionate grounds for strike out.

  • Extension of time
  • Service of notice of appeal
  • Setting down appeal
  • Strike out
  • Interpretation of court rules
  • Civil-procedure
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Civil litigation [2024] HKDC 1041

YU & ASSOCIATES, SOLICITORS (A FIRM) v. LAM SIK YING aka LAM SIK YING VICTOR, Administrator for the Estate of LAM TIM alias STAN LAM TIM, deceased

The District Court entered judgment for two solicitors’ firms for unpaid bills, rejecting the defendant’s defences of payment, estoppel, late delivery, and overcharging.

  • Solicitor's retainer
  • Taxation of costs
  • Estoppel
  • Professional negligence
  • Interest on judgment
  • Service of process
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Civil procedure [2024] HKCFI 820

ACCURATE CONTRACTORS & RENOVATORS CO LTD v. MESSRS WONG & LAWYERS

The Court of First Instance dismissed an application to tax three solicitors’ bills, holding the claims were abusive because they should have been raised in earlier proceedings.

  • Taxation of costs
  • Section 67 legal practitioners ordinance
  • Abuse of process (henderson v henderson)
  • Taxation-of-costs
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Solicitors-bills
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