19 Sept 2024
CHEN QUNYING v. YEUNG WING YAN
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 2513
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP555/2023
Defendant had no valid grounds to oppose the plaintiff who as surviving wife had statutory priority; defendant unreasonably contested, rejected a reasonable Open Offer and only accepted terms after the court intervention; her conduct amounted to abuse of process and unjustifiably increased costs. Accordingly the defendant must bear the plaintiff's costs of the action on an indemnity basis; summary assessment on paper with fixed lodgement and payment timelines ordered.