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Hong Kong Case Law

Exercise of discretion on costs (order 62 r 5)
  • 29 Apr 2026

    TANG QIONG v. ZHANG TING TING

    Citation
    [2026] HKCFI 2499
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA452/2018

    The court exercised its unfettered discretion on costs and held that the Plaintiff failed to show any special or unusual feature justifying indemnity costs; the Calderbank offer was not a sanctioned offer and, although a relevant factor, was insufficient to warrant indemnity costs; the costs order nisi was made absolute for standard costs, and the Plaintiff's variation application was dismissed.

    • Calderbank offer
    • Indemnity costs
    • Sanctioned offers (order 22 r 24)
    • Exercise of discretion on costs (order 62 r 5)
    • Forum non conveniens