24 Sept 2021
LIU HUI HONG, the person appointed to represent the estate of LI SHIYOU, deceased (by carry on order dated 30 September 2015) AND ANOTHER v. FONG WAI MENG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 2817
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI390/2015
The appeal was dismissed because plaintiffs adopted the wrong procedure (appeal under Order 58 rather than review under Order 62) and could not show the taxing masters exercise of discretion was plainly wrong; the taxing masters Cost Order Absolute disallowing the provisionally taxed Part C costs was upheld as reasonable given the substantial reduction of the billed amounts and the paying partys offer; plaintiffs were ordered to pay defendants costs of the Appeal and Discontinuation Summons on indemnity basis to be summarily assessed; the wasted costs application against plaintiffs solic…