Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Pre-trial review (ptr)

Legal area

Court

28 Aug 2024

CHAN WING TONG v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF KAM CHUNG BUILDING (JAFFE ROAD) AND OTHERS

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2213
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1581/2017

The court held that the plaintiff was justified in instructing two counsel for the substantive joinder hearing on 23 May 2023 and for the seven-day trial because the opposing side had multiple counsel (including leading counsel), but the plaintiff was not justified in instructing two counsel for the 14-minute PTR on 20 April 2023 when the MOs were not yet joined; therefore the Order Nisi is varied to grant certificates for two counsel for the joinder hearing on 23 May 2023 and for the trial but not for the PTR, and the MOs are not liable for PTR costs; no order as to costs of the Variation Su…
22 May 2024

BOLD SHINE INVESTMENT LTD v. ZHENG DELI also known as CHEANG LEI and CHEANG TAK LEI

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1471
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1676/2011

Leave to appeal refused because the proposed grounds had no reasonable prospect of success; the judge was entitled to treat the authority challenge as a case management matter, found that counsel's agreement at the PTR permitted the defendants to raise the challenge at trial, and properly exercised discretion; costs awarded to defendants.
21 May 2024

BOLD SHINE INVESTMENT LTD v. ZHENG DELI also known as CHEANG LEI and CHEANG TAK LEI

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1470
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1676/2011

Given the parties' express agreement at the PTR that there was no time limit, the overlapping factual issues between the authority question and the substantive claim, and the court's case management discretion, the court refused the plaintiff's application to preclude the challenge and allowed the defendants to raise the authority issue at trial; costs on the authority issue were awarded to the defendants.
12 Aug 2009

CAPCOM CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. NG YAN KOW

Citation

CAPCOM CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. NG YAN KOW
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2490/2006

The Master correctly exercised his discretionary powers under the White Book principles to assess reasonableness of counsel fees, making proportionate reductions where work was duplicative or limited (notably on drafting multiple defences and PTR attendances) while upholding allowances for leading counsel's brief and refresher fees; therefore the review is dismissed and the original taxation allowances stand.

Hong Kong Case Law

CHAN WING TONG v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF KAM CHUNG BUILDING (JAFFE ROAD) AND OTHERS

BOLD SHINE INVESTMENT LTD v. ZHENG DELI also known as CHEANG LEI and CHEANG TAK LEI

BOLD SHINE INVESTMENT LTD v. ZHENG DELI also known as CHEANG LEI and CHEANG TAK LEI

CAPCOM CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. NG YAN KOW