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Hong Kong Case Law

Costs certification

  • 29 Aug 2013

    NEC TOKIN HONG KONG LTD v. CHEUNG KIN KEUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    NEC TOKIN HONG KONG LTD v. CHEUNG KIN KEUNG AND ANOTHER<br>
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1960/2012

    Indemnity costs were refused because the exclusion order issue was raised late and was novel, so the 2nd defendant was entitled to contest; the plaintiff succeeded on discrete issues and is entitled to immediate taxation of costs limited to those discrete issues (paras 2(b), 3, 4 and 5 of the 16 April 2013 summons) on a party and party basis to be taxed if not agreed, with a certificate for two counsel; all other costs reserved.

  • 6 Jun 2002

    HKSAR v. TAM KWAI KEUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    HKSAR v. TAM KWAI KEUNG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC10/2001

    The court held that High Court bail and bail-variation application costs are sufficiently incidental to the overall proceedings to be included in the appellate costs order and granted amendment accordingly, but refused to include costs of the restraint order proceedings because a consent order disposing of those proceedings expressly provided 'no order as to costs' which governs those proceedings; a certificate for two counsel was also granted to the 2nd applicant.

  • 16 Jan 1998

    EASTERN HOPE LTD. v. STARLIGHT (INTERNATIONAL) ENTERPRISES LTD.

    Citation
    EASTERN HOPE LTD. v. STARLIGHT (INTERNATIONAL) ENTERPRISES LTD.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1294/1997

    The court found on the material before it that there was credible testimony that the Plaintiff might be unable to pay the Defendant\'s costs, that the case\'s complexion had changed (abandonment of specific performance and confinement to damages) and that there was an imminent, commercially significant application to vacate the lis pendens; in the exercise of its unfettered discretion the court allowed the appeal, set aside the Master\'s order, and ordered the Plaintiff to furnish security of HK$550,000.