3 Dec 2021
CHINACHEM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD v. WILKINSON & GRIST (a firm)
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 3639
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP878/2020
On construction of the engagement letters the retainer permitted interim fee notes and contemplated a final fee note on completion; therefore the interim bills were not periodic final bills and the one-month limitation under s.67 ran from delivery of the final bill in each series; accordingly most of WG's bills (save those where the matter had concluded, were paid, or were issued to third parties) were liable to taxation; the natural breaks doctrine did not apply where the retainer provided for interim billing; abuse of process was not established.