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Hong Kong Case Law

Costs of hearing

  • 22 Aug 2018

    YEUNG KAM WAH v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    [2018] HKCFI 1939
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL313/2018

    Because the 2nd Interested Party opposed the Applicant's application for leave to discontinue (necessitating the hearing on 25 July 2018) and her opposition was not shown to be reasonably justified, the 2nd Interested Party must pay the Applicant's costs of that hearing and of the supplemental submissions dated 16 August 2018; otherwise costs are ordered as set out (Respondents to pay Applicant's costs save for the hearing, no order between Applicant and 1st Interested Party, and save for the hearing no order between Applicant and 2nd Interested Party).

  • 18 Jun 2009

    MUL-T-LOCK LTD v. YUNG TAK KI AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    MUL-T-LOCK LTD v. YUNG TAK KI AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1028/2009

    Applying a broad‑brush summary assessment (not a mini‑taxation), the court found certain time entries (notably items C1, C3, C4 and parts of D1 and D2) excessive and reduced the claimed amount, assessing costs payable by the defendants to the plaintiff at $119,000 plus $700 for the day's hearing, totalling $119,700.

  • 8 Jan 2009

    LAM YIU CHO AND ANOTHER v. ASIALAND LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    LAM YIU CHO AND ANOTHER v. ASIALAND LTD AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA463/2006

    The court exercised its discretion: each party shall bear its own costs of the hearing on 20 November 2008 (including written submissions), and, on the balance, two-thirds of the costs of the Ord.14 summons are attributable to the unsuccessful heads and are to be paid by the plaintiffs; no order is made on the Ord.14 summons in HCA 2339/2007 as it was disposed of by consent.

  • 8 Jan 2009

    MASTER SUM LTD v. ASIALAND LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    MASTER SUM LTD v. ASIALAND LTD AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2339/2007

    Because the plaintiffs succeeded on some heads and failed on others and precise apportionment was impractical, the court apportioned two-thirds of the costs of the Order 14 summons to the plaintiffs and one-third to the defendants, and ordered that each party bear their own costs of the hearing on 20 November 2008 (including written submissions).

  • 11 Jun 2008

    LAW YIU CHAN AND ANOTHER v. WONG KWOK WAI t/a SUPPER REPAIRING CO

    Citation
    LAW YIU CHAN AND ANOTHER v. WONG KWOK WAI t/a SUPPER REPAIRING CO
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC804/2007

    The court ordered statutory funeral expenses at the Schedule 6 maximum (HK$35,000) because s.6(5) makes such payment mandatory up to that cap; awarded interest at 6% per annum on the combined principal (HK$588,000 judgment plus HK$35,000 funeral expenses = HK$623,000) from 1 July 2005 to 10 April 2008 pursuant to s.21(3); declined a certificate for counsel because the facts did not require counsel beyond a solicitor; and awarded the costs of the supplementary hearing to the Applicants because the Applicants took reasonable steps to avoid the hearing and the Respondent defaulted.