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Party-and-party standard rates
  • 4 Aug 2017

    HKSAR v. LI CHUN TING

    Citation
    HKSAR v. LI CHUN TING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA311/2007

    The Registrar will apply the standing July 1997 party-and-party standard rates to ordinary criminal appeal bills absent a specific, documented application and justification by the Department of Justice; a solicitor performing both solicitor and advocate functions is not automatically entitled to a higher hourly rate for taxation; taxing authorities must disallow unreasonable items and protect the public interest.

    • Taxation of costs in criminal proceedings
    • Hourly rates for government counsel
    • Party-and-party standard rates
    • Public interest in cost taxation