23 Mar 2022
LEUNG TAK KWAN t/a WALLPAPER WAREHOUSE (HK) CO v. GAO MENG FA LTD
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 260
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ2532/2019
It was unjust to impose O.22 r.24 consequences from the date of the sanctioned offer (11 October 2016) because the defendant lacked sufficient information then, but once witness statements and expert reports were available the defendant ought to have considered and, if appropriate, accepted the offer; therefore indemnity costs are awarded from 9 April 2018; enhanced interest set at the judgment rate (3% uplift from Prime to 8%) is awarded from 9 December 2019 until the judgment date; interest on costs is denied for lack of evidence of payments on account; costs of the application are ordered…