7 Jun 2011
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK v. LI WAI PING AND OTHERS
- Citation
- STANDARD CHARTERED BANK v. LI WAI PING AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA10587/2000
The aided Wife had acted improperly by fabricating evidence and therefore s17(3) applied: she is ordered to pay costs as if not an aided person. The Bank was justified in suing the solicitors in the alternative; given the solicitors' failures in handling the transaction and the need to balance fairness, a Sanderson order is appropriate. Costs were apportioned: Bank awarded costs against Wife and Son (joint and several) to be taxed; Bank's costs of claiming against the solicitors to be borne by the Wife; solicitors' costs for defending the Bank's claims to be paid by Wife and Son (joint and se…