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Hong Kong Case Law

Allocation and taxation of costs

  • 16 Mar 2021

    TSE CHIU v. 郭健 AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2021] HKDC 400
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC1141/2018

    Given the factual uncertainty as to which respondent was the employer and the 1st respondent's active involvement in recruitment and business operations, it was reasonable to join the 1st respondent; therefore the court exercised its discretion to vary the costs order so that the 2nd and 3rd respondents pay the applicant's and the 1st respondent's costs, taxed if not agreed with certificate for counsel, and the applicant's own costs to be taxed under the Legal Aid Regulations.

  • 8 Mar 2013

    Z v. X

    Citation
    Z v. X
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV166/2011

    Saunders J's costs order at trial was upheld as not plainly wrong: Husband and Intervener must pay the Wife's costs of the trial (including reserved interlocutory matters) as to 50% on a party-and-party basis and 50% on indemnity basis; on the ancillary relief appeals the Wife succeeds overall and is entitled to 80% of her costs of the appeal and cross-appeals against the Husband and Intervener, with allocation such that the Husband bears 80% and the Intervener 40% (Husband and Intervener jointly and severally liable for 40%, and Husband solely liable for the remaining 40%); indemnity costs o…