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Common fund basis vs party and party basis
  • 22 Sept 2008

    TING JAMES HENRY v. HKSAR

    Citation
    TING JAMES HENRY v. HKSAR
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACC4/2007

    The Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance does not apply to proceedings before the Court of Final Appeal because the Ordinance's definition of 'the court' excludes the Court of Final Appeal; costs of appeals heard by the Court of Final Appeal are to be taxed under Order 62 of the Rules of the High Court as applied by the Court of Final Appeal Rules (r57) and therefore, absent an express provision, the costs of the appellant in this Court are to be taxed on the party and party basis rather than the common fund basis.