6 Jan 2023
WONG LAI PING v. YOUTH WORLD FOUNDATION LTD
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 42
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC281/2021
The sanctioned offer in the Second Offer Letter objectively and on its face contained a clear and obvious mistake—the offered sum was calculated net of advance payments and intended to be on top of periodical payments; the respondent either had actual knowledge of that mistake or unreasonably attempted to exploit it by treating its 11/4/22 letter as an acceptance; the summons was totally unmeritorious and the respondent's conduct was unreasonable; accordingly respondent must pay applicant's costs of the summons on an indemnity basis with certificate for counsel and the costs are to be summari…