Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Amendment of costs order

Legal area

Court

23 Oct 2024

SMART EDGE LTD (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) v. HG PROPERTY INVESTMENT HK LTD

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2879
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2146/2022

The summons to amend the Costs Order to include a certificate for two counsel was dismissed because there was no manifest intention in the Judgment or Decision to grant such a certificate, the slip rule cannot be used to insert a provision that was not asked for or to allow the court to exercise its discretion for the first time, and indemnity costs do not automatically establish entitlement to two counsel.
6 Jun 2002

HKSAR v. TAM KWAI KEUNG AND ANOTHER

Citation

HKSAR v. TAM KWAI KEUNG AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC10/2001

The court held that High Court bail and bail-variation application costs are sufficiently incidental to the overall proceedings to be included in the appellate costs order and granted amendment accordingly, but refused to include costs of the restraint order proceedings because a consent order disposing of those proceedings expressly provided 'no order as to costs' which governs those proceedings; a certificate for two counsel was also granted to the 2nd applicant.