24 Sept 1998
TAI CHAU YUNG AND ANOTHER v. NG JIM AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- TAI CHAU YUNG AND ANOTHER v. NG JIM AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI753/1997
Court exercised discretion to award costs on a common fund basis because established practice supports it for infant plaintiffs, there was no unreasonable conduct by the plaintiff, the majority of the settlement benefitted infants, and s.32 of the Legal Aid Ordinance permits recovery/contribution by the Legal Aid Director; the order was necessary to ensure infants are adequately compensated and the approval application was inevitable.