29 Apr 2026
TANG QIONG v. ZHANG TING TING
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 2499
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA452/2018
The court exercised its unfettered discretion on costs and held that the Plaintiff failed to show any special or unusual feature justifying indemnity costs; the Calderbank offer was not a sanctioned offer and, although a relevant factor, was insufficient to warrant indemnity costs; the costs order nisi was made absolute for standard costs, and the Plaintiff's variation application was dismissed.
- Calderbank offer
- Indemnity costs
- Sanctioned offers (order 22 r 24)
- Exercise of discretion on costs (order 62 r 5)
- Forum non conveniens