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Hong Kong Case Law

Legal aid and taxation

  • 12 May 2020

    CSY v. CPK

    Citation
    [2020] HKFC 101
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC7235/2015

    Leave to vary out of time was granted because the 11‑day delay was not inordinate or inexcusable and caused no substantial prejudice; however the husband's substantive complaints largely failed. The court found limited merit in the contention that wife unreasonably pursued allegations of gross and obvious conduct and reduced the husband's costs liability by 10%, varying the costs order nisi so that the Husband pays 90% of the Wife's ancillary relief costs (certificate for counsel, taxed if not agreed) while wife's own costs remain subject to the Legal Aid Regulations; no order as to costs for…

  • 12 Sept 2018

    LAM SUM CHIT v. CHENG MAN KING t/a CHUNG TIN ENGINEERING CO AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2018] HKDC 1139
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC2262/2015

    Because the Labour Department attempted to obtain the applicant's consent to release the breakdown and the breakdown was only provided to respondents after the respondents filed the Application, the Application was wholly occasioned by the applicant's refusal/delay and therefore the applicant must pay the costs of and occasioned by the Application, with specified items included and subject to taxation if not agreed; the applicant's own costs after grant of legal aid are to be taxed under the Legal Aid Regulations.