5 Jul 2017
LAM & LAI SOLICITORS v. HO CHUN YAU ALBERT
- Citation
- LAM & LAI SOLICITORS v. HO CHUN YAU ALBERT
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP555/2015
The taxing master erred in principle by treating the mere involvement of multiple senior counsel and the complexity of the case as sufficient justification for exact duplication of work by two partners; absent express or implied client approval the duplicate work was not necessary or proper for the attainment of justice and must be disallowed — the 64 challenged items are taxed to allow time for one solicitor only and the master's decision on those items is set aside.