20 Dec 2019
EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE FUND BOARD v. WO CHUN WAH
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFA 48
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FACV6/2019
The court held that ECAO s.20B(3) limits the content of relief payments but does not oust the court's jurisdiction to order costs against the Board; costs power arises under HCO s.52A and is reinforced by ECAO s.29; the appropriate starting point in joinder cases is generally no order as to costs because of the Board's statutory 'filtering' role, but the court retains wide discretion to order costs where the Board's conduct warrants it; and ECAO s.29 empowers the Board to make settlement offers and to enter binding settlement agreements which are contractually binding and not displaced by lat…