18 Apr 2018
WITHERS (A FIRM) v. ANTONIA BASILE also known as ANTONIA BASILE WILSON
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 509
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1162/2016
Late summonses and affidavits were dismissed for lack of justification under the Civil Justice Reform; the defendant could not change basis to common law taxation at a late stage and had not identified disputed items with sufficient precision; four bills delivered and paid more than 12 months prior were not open to taxation under s.67(2)(b)(ii); six other bills paid but delivered less than 12 months were referable to taxation because special circumstances were established (litigation funding by husband, contemporaneous complaints, evidence of duplication/excessive charging) and therefore thos…