20 Apr 2018
LAM AND LAI SOLICITORS v. HO CHUN YAN ALBERT
- Citation
- [2018] HKCA 199
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV172/2017
The Court refused to vary the costs order nisi and confirmed that the plaintiff was substantially successful such that costs of the appeal should be awarded to the plaintiff; the court also declined to disturb the judge’s awards in the review applications and held that the defendant must pay the plaintiff’s costs of the summons to vary the order, with certificates for two counsel where granted. The court further held it was necessary to clarify the correct approach to a judge’s review of taxation of costs given the defendant’s unclear stance on Chan Yin Na.