9 Apr 2020
LIU WEIGUANG v. LI KENG KO AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2020] HKDC 204
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI2723/2018
The court exercised its discretion under Order 62 to vary the costs order nisi because the plaintiff was found to have significantly exaggerated injuries and to have malingered; that conduct materially lengthened cross-examination and increased costs, warranting departure from the usual costs-follow-the-event rule and resulting in defendants being ordered to pay 50% of the plaintiff's costs while the plaintiff bears the costs of the summons.