20 Aug 2024
LO KWOK KWEI DAVID v. YEUNG KAI CHEUNG PATRICK
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 2172
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA638/2017
The court held that although the Costs Order as drafted was intended to be absolute, the existence of an undisclosed sanctioned payment constituted a strong reason to revisit the costs order pre-sealing and under RHC O.22 rr.23-24; the plaintiff failed to show it would be unjust to make enhanced and indemnity costs given the plaintiff's unreliability and lack of evidence of prejudice; accordingly the Costs Order was varied to award two-counsel certification, indemnity costs from 25 October 2017, enhanced pre-judgment interest at a modified rate, release of the sanctioned payment, and costs of…