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  • 6 Mar 2023

    WONG TO YICK WOOD LOCK OINTMENT LTD v. BKIP LTD

    Citation
    [2023] HKCFI 693
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP912/2021

    The court applied the general Norwich Pharmacal costs principle but exercised its discretion to make no order as to costs because the respondent, although a non‑party and generally entitled to costs, behaved unsatisfactorily by not replying to the Pre‑Action Letter and delaying its response; those failings produced unnecessary costs for the applicant which offset the respondent's entitlement to costs, justifying a neutral costs outcome.

  • 14 Mar 2012

    ZHOU YI QIN v. PONG TAK SEN

    Citation
    ZHOU YI QIN v. PONG TAK SEN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA66/2011

    Beihai Court is clearly and distinctly the more appropriate forum because the contracts were made, negotiated and performed in the Mainland, the subject property and witnesses are in the Mainland, parties are ordinarily resident there and the contracts have the closest connection with Mainland law; plaintiff failed to prove any personal or juridical disadvantage from litigating in the Mainland; defendant provided undertaking to submit to Beihai jurisdiction and not to rely on limitation, therefore stay of proceedings granted.