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Topic

Jurisdiction to remit

Legal area

Court

24 May 2017

SIN CHUNG YIN RONALD AND OTHERS v. THE DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

Citation

SIN CHUNG YIN RONALD AND OTHERS v. THE DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
Court

Court of Final Appeal
Case number

FACV6/2016

The Council must pay the appellants' costs here and below, including the inquiry, but indemnity costs are not warranted because the Council acted in good faith, the legal errors below were not so unreasonable as to merit indemnity, and remittal would serve no purpose on the proper legal assessment; accordingly the order nisi for costs is made absolute.
8 Mar 2007

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG v. A SOLICITOR

Citation

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG v. A SOLICITOR
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV62/2005

The court exercised its discretion to order taxation on a common fund basis because solicitors' contributions to the professional body were properly treated as funds held for the benefit of members analogous to a common fund, and because the Law Society's conduct (including abandoning proceedings after the court indicated the appellant had been denied the opportunity to challenge the legality of the calls) warranted that the appellant not be left out of pocket for reasonable costs incurred.