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Hong Kong Case Law

Guardian ad litem/official solicitor
  • 18 Oct 2022

    KCMA v. ABC AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 3164
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMC1/2019

    The court found H's manner of disclosure and litigation conduct to be highly unreasonable and, on that basis, varied the Costs Order Nisi so that the costs ordered to be paid by H to W and the Official Solicitor (insofar as ordered against H) are on an indemnity basis; however W was ordered to pay H's costs of and incidental to the FDR from 12 October 2020 (party and party, certificate for one counsel) because W unreasonably delayed instructing experts and failed to comply with FDR directions; OS's costs of and incidental to the FDR are to be paid and indemnified by W; other specified costs (…