Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Reservation of costs to trial judge

Legal area

Court

21 Aug 2008

CALIFORNIA RED LTD v. NEWAY KARAOKE BOX LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

CALIFORNIA RED LTD v. NEWAY KARAOKE BOX LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA748/2008

The court exercised its discretion to refuse the defendants' application to vary the costs order nisi and made the costs order nisi absolute because the plaintiff was only partially successful, the limited relief depended on clause 17.4 not originally relied on, and there was no sufficient reason to reserve costs to the trial judge; therefore costs of the application (including relevant correspondence and today's hearing) are to be costs in the cause.
29 Aug 2003

KIM SIE JOONG AND ANOTHER v. NG CHEUK NGON AND OTHERS

Citation

KIM SIE JOONG AND ANOTHER v. NG CHEUK NGON AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA552/2002

The Recorder concluded he had sufficient insight into the background and arguments to vary the earlier costs order nisi: the costs of the 1st and 2nd summonses are to be costs in the cause, the costs of the adjournment on 30 December 2002 are to be paid by the Plaintiffs (taxed and paid forthwith), and the costs of the present application are to be costs in the cause; credibility findings on affidavits were inappropriate at this interlocutory stage.
15 Oct 1996

LABANDERO JR. ROBERTO B. AND OTHERS v. ACMDC VENTURES INCORPORATED

Citation

LABANDERO JR. ROBERTO B. AND OTHERS v. ACMDC VENTURES INCORPORATED
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA363/1995

Bulk of the costs arising from the adjournments and the hearing on 15 July 1996 are to be reserved for determination by the trial judge because the trial judge is best placed to assess necessity and reasonableness of the witnesses and counternotices; however, costs incurred between 11 and 15 July 1996 relating to the argument over a preliminary issue are to be paid by the Plaintiffs, and the costs of the hearing on the day of judgment are to be costs in the cause.

Hong Kong Case Law

CALIFORNIA RED LTD v. NEWAY KARAOKE BOX LTD AND OTHERS

KIM SIE JOONG AND ANOTHER v. NG CHEUK NGON AND OTHERS

LABANDERO JR. ROBERTO B. AND OTHERS v. ACMDC VENTURES INCORPORATED