9 Dec 1997
ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD v. APPLE DAILY LTD
- Citation
- ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD v. APPLE DAILY LTD
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV104/1997
The pre-action offer was spent when rejected and proceedings were issued; the trial judge erred in principle in ordering plaintiffs who established liability and recovered substantial (more than nominal) damages to pay the defendant's costs; appeal court sets aside the costs order and substitutes no order as to the costs of the proceedings below.