9 May 2019
HAITONG INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES CO LTD v. JIN YONG INVESTMENTS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 1241
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2025/2016
The court exercised its discretion to award indemnity costs to the 3rd defendant because the plaintiff failed to bring to the court's attention material facts (notably the defendant's residential surveillance) and used procedural shortcuts in obtaining a default final judgment of over HKD 72 million; the official certificate did not demonstrate personal service and therefore could not defeat the inquiry into adequacy of service, constituting a special/unusual feature justifying indemnity costs.