3 Apr 2024
CMI FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPAY LTD v. LINK HOLDINGS LTD
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 917
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA471/2023
The court found IP's initial evidence was insufficiently particularised and that P's refusal to consent was reasonable; although IP ultimately obtained the order by consent, P would likely have resisted even if fuller evidence had been provided earlier; the court exercised its discretion to split costs as a fair outcome: Plaintiff to pay 50% of IP's costs of the Summons (summarily assessed at HK$75,000, so HK$37,500 payable) and 50% of the costs of the costs dispute (summarily assessed at HK$55,000, so HK$27,500 payable), with the IP bearing the costs of its 15 November 2023 summons for leave…