Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

27 Jun 2025

LAM PO CHUN VIRGINIA v. KU KIN KWAN

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1043
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP6780/2024

Because the plaintiff succeeded in obtaining the primary relief sought (an order for sale) and the court was satisfied on the evidence and pre-action conduct that costs should follow that success, the costs order nisi was varied and made absolute; the court exercised its discretion to summarily assess a reduced party-to-party costs award of HK$110,000 considering limited/partial success and multiplicity of fee earners and ordered immediate payment by the defendant.
13 Aug 2015

LAI HOI PING ( 黎海平) ( suing on his own behalf and on the behalf of all other members of Hong Kong Taxi Association 香港計程車會) TAM CHUN HUNG ( 譚駿雄) ( suing on his own behalf and on LAI HOI PING AND ANOTHER v. PERSONS OCCUPYING PORTIONS OF NATHAN ROAD NEAR TO AND BETWEEN ARGYLE STREET AND DUNDAS STREET TO PREVENT OR OBSTRUCT NORMAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM PASSING AND REPASSING THE OCCUPIED AREAS AND OTHERS

Citation

LAI HOI PING ( 黎海平) ( suing on his own behalf and on the behalf of all other members of Hong Kong Taxi Association 香港計程車會) TAM CHUN HUNG ( 譚駿雄) ( suing on his own behalf and on LAI HOI PING AND ANOTHER v. PERSONS OCCUPYING PORTIONS OF NATHAN ROAD NEAR TO AND BETWEEN ARGYLE STREET AND DUNDAS STREET TO PREVENT OR OBSTRUCT NORMAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM PASSING AND REPASSING THE OCCUPIED AREAS AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2104/2014

The court exercised its discretion to vary the costs nisi: although the costs of and occasioned by the amendment remain to the 2nd and 3rd defendants, there shall be no order as to costs of the hearing because the defendants' opposition was reasonable in light of plaintiffs' initial ex parte conduct and bona fide jurisdictional points; accordingly the previous allocation of hearing costs to the plaintiffs was varied and the defendants were awarded costs of the variation applications (taxed if not agreed) with certificate for two counsel; 2nd and 3rd defendants' own costs to be taxed in accord…
4 Nov 2014

WONG SEE LUNG v. HUANG HUA JIANG AND OTHERS

Citation

WONG SEE LUNG v. HUANG HUA JIANG AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2067/2009

Where fraudulent misrepresentations by the 3rd and 4th defendants were found, indemnity costs are appropriate; however a certificate for two counsel is refused because the case was not sufficiently complex; trial costs are apportioned so that the 3rd and 4th defendants pay 7/8 of trial costs to reflect time primarily spent on their dispute with the plaintiff.

Hong Kong Case Law

LAM PO CHUN VIRGINIA v. KU KIN KWAN

WONG SEE LUNG v. HUANG HUA JIANG AND OTHERS