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Topic

Enforceability of professional fees

Legal area

Court

30 May 2011

STEPHEN LAU & CO (a firm) v. QUAN & CO (a firm)

Citation

STEPHEN LAU & CO (a firm) v. QUAN & CO (a firm)
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ1247/2010

The judge accepted the plaintiff's credible evidence that he received and confirmed instructions from the defendant's clerk to prepare the bills of costs in May 2007, found no effective contradictory direct evidence from the defendant, held the defendant liable for the two disputed fee notes, and awarded judgment for the claimed sum with interest and a nisi costs order.
20 Jul 2010

AMERITAX PLUS LTD v. DENICE Y. FOSTER-HARRIS

Citation

AMERITAX PLUS LTD v. DENICE Y. FOSTER-HARRIS
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ3001/2007

On the balance of probabilities the Court accepted the Plaintiff's evidence and contemporaneous emails as proving: (1) an agreed hourly rate of HK$4,000 for income tax work entitling Plaintiff to US$7,500 and US$8,500; (2) an agreement to pay US$64,000 (half of tax savings) for the estate tax strategy; the Defendant failed to prove actual undue influence and the counterclaim was dismissed; judgment entered for Plaintiff for US$7,500 (personal) and US$72,500 (as personal representative) with interest; indemnity costs refused but party-and-party costs awarded.