31 Mar 2023
PROFESSOR CHAN YAN CHEONG v. THE RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE
- Citation
- [2023] HKCA 473
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV78/2020
The court exercised its discretion to depart from the 50% costs-nisi because the applicant succeeded only on a discrete penalty issue that occupied little time while most of the substantial hearing time was spent on issues on which the applicant failed and because the applicant's conduct involved raising new grounds and shifting positions; accordingly the costs order nisi was varied so the applicant must pay two-thirds of the respondent's costs of the appeal and below, with a certificate for two counsel, and interlocutory costs and the costs of the respondent's summonses are unaffected or lef…