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Topic

Compensation payable to residents

Legal area

Court

27 Sept 1999

TONG TIM NUI AND OTHERS v. HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY

Citation

TONG TIM NUI AND OTHERS v. HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV324/1998

The Court exercised its discretion to depart from the general rule that costs follow the event because the respondent's acquiescence and failure to appeal the original judgment encouraged the appeals and the respondent's success resulted from this Court's view rather than its own arguments; accordingly no order as to costs was made.
27 Sept 1999

TONG TIM NUI AND OTHERS v. HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY

Citation

TONG TIM NUI AND OTHERS v. HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV291/1998

The Court exercised its discretion to make no order for costs in favour of the successful respondent because the respondent's prior acquiescence and failure to challenge the judge's original decision had encouraged the appeals and the respondent's success was attributable to the Court's view rather than its own arguments.