31 Dec 2019
HKSAR v. CHAN PAK LIN PERRY
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 3165
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA258/2014
The taxing master correctly applied the statutory and rule principles that only work actually and reasonably done is recoverable; Khan is inapplicable because the appellant had full professional representation so his personal work did not substitute for unpaid counsel and much claimed work was duplicative, unnecessary or could have been performed by an intelligent lay client; therefore items 1-40 were taxed off, specified items (eg 42, 107) disallowed as duplicated or not reasonably incurred, time wasted at taxation deducted (two hours from item 298) and interest to cease from 10 July 2018; c…