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Topic

Severability of interlocutory costs

Legal area

Court

1 Mar 2024

SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD v. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD t/a NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL

Citation

[2024] HKDC 25
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2191/2023

The court found the defendant's request for extension of the costs order beyond the Costs Order Nisi was not justified except to include any reserved costs as a precaution, but concluded that immediate summary assessment and payment of the defendant's costs should be ordered because the plaintiff's conduct involved serious non-disclosure and abuse of ex-parte procedure, the interlocutory costs were severable and identifiable, and justice required the successful party not be kept out of its costs pending trial.
6 Dec 2012

DR CHOY KHAI MENG AND ANOTHER v. CHUA GUAN-HOCK, SC

Citation

DR CHOY KHAI MENG AND ANOTHER v. CHUA GUAN-HOCK, SC
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2122/2012

Leave to appeal was refused because the intended appeal had no reasonable prospect of success: the judge did not misapprehend facts, the defendant elected to pursue the stay despite the plaintiffs' limited stance and counsel's statements that he would still pursue it, the judge exercised discretion properly in awarding costs and in ordering immediate taxation and payment, and reuse of earlier material does not justify delaying taxation of interlocutory costs.