24 Jun 2011
CHEUNG MEI PO v. CHAN YU CHING, ALEXS
- Citation
- CHEUNG MEI PO v. CHAN YU CHING, ALEXS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI71/2010
The court held that although a plaintiff is ordinarily entitled to costs upon acceptance of a sanctioned payment, the court's discretion may be exercised only in compelling and exceptional circumstances; finding that the plaintiff had made false and grossly exaggerated claims verified by a Statement of Truth without honest belief and that this conduct caused unnecessary cost, the court was justified in reducing the plaintiff's costs by 50% and ordering the plaintiff to pay 50% of the defendant's costs of the application (order nisi) to be assessed.