27 Nov 2009
CHAN KONG YI v. DR. BALDEV SINGH AND OTHERS
- Citation
- CHAN KONG YI v. DR. BALDEV SINGH AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI692/2005
The Master dismissed the taxation review because expert fees are constrained by legal aid taxation and party-and-party principles; there was insufficient evidence of actual loss of income or special overheads to justify higher hourly rates beyond $6,000 which had been allowed, the contemporaneous time (or accepted actual time) and the brief nature of reports supported the time allowed, and certain claimed items (eg early trial preparation, perusal of short letters) were properly taxed off.