9 Jan 2014
THE SECRETARY OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE SECRETARY OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL116/2013
There were no exceptional circumstances warranting an award of costs: the Interested Party raised no separate or novel issue beyond that which the Putative Respondent addressed, counsel did not provide material assistance sufficient to justify costs, and the leave application failed on the evidential threshold (unable to infer the receipt was issued to a patient); accordingly the application for costs was refused and no order as to costs was made.
- Costs at leave stage
- Exceptional circumstances for costs
- Representation of interested parties
- Threshold for leave to apply for judicial review
- Proof by inference