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The court dismissed both sides’ costs applications and made the costs order nisi absolute, leaving HKR to pay the plaintiffs’ costs of the actions.
The court held that costs of the Originating Summons could be summarily assessed after a security-for-costs order, and allowed 14 days for objections.
The Court of First Instance treated a costs order in written reasons as provisional and varied it so the stayed action’s costs, and the variation costs, were payable forthwith on an indemnity basis.
The Court of Appeal granted retrospective leave to seek variation, but refused indemnity costs and assessed the appeal costs on a party-and-party basis.
The Court of Appeal made only limited changes to its earlier costs order, leaving the main allocations in place and directing legal aid costs to be taxed under the Regulations.
The court refused to vary a costs order after dismissing the application, holding that the defendant’s counter-offer was not a sanctioned offer and did not justify a different apportionment.
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and assessed the plaintiffs’ costs of the application against the 2nd defendant and the 3rd to 5th defendants.
The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and ordered the 2nd and 3rd to 5th defendants to pay the plaintiffs’ costs, later summarily assessed.
The court refused to vary a 50% costs order in an assessment of damages, holding that the plaintiff had lost key valuation issues that significantly increased the proceedings.
The court dismissed the defendant's application to vary a costs order nisi based on medical conditions and made the order absolute, with no costs order on the application.
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