2 Feb 2023
LIN FEI ZHU, administratrix of the estate of WONG CHING YIN, Deceased v. WONG YAT WAI, administrator of the estate of WONG CHING YIN, Deceased
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 253
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1034/2021
Both parties achieved only partial success under the settlement; on the existing materials the court could not reliably say which party would have prevailed at trial; delay in disclosure and alleged dissipation by the administratrix did not, without full hearing, justify removal or a costs order against her; allegations of bad faith were arguable but not proven; accordingly the court exercised its discretion to make no order as to costs for both proceedings while ordering Wong's personal costs to be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid Regulations and creating a costs order nisi for the hea…