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Discretion to apportion costs
  • 6 Oct 2016

    MA WAH YAN AND ANOTHER v. DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION, INC. AND OTHERS

    Citation
    MA WAH YAN AND ANOTHER v. DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION, INC. AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1192/2007

    On reassessment of timing of pleadings, discovery and the pre-trial offers, the court varied the costs order: overall the defendants were entitled to the bulk of costs of the consolidated action but the Plaintiffs were entitled to some costs in respect of the Happy Valley Property and all costs for the Nathan Road Property; accordingly the Plaintiffs shall bear 40% of D1's costs (net of costs of and incidental to adducing expert evidence) and D1 shall bear the costs of this hearing on a party and party basis; Plaintiffs' own costs to be taxed under Legal Aid Regulations; D1's and SJ's costs t…