20 May 1993
HO LEE MAN v. WONG WAI KAI
- Citation
- HO LEE MAN v. WONG WAI KAI
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV183/1992
The solicitors proceeded with a costs-only appeal without obtaining the statutory leave required by s.14(3)(e), failed to take inexpensive and straightforward steps to mitigate the risk (such as applying for leave in writing or suspending briefs), and their ignorance and incompetence amounted to gross dereliction of duty; accordingly the solicitors were ordered personally to refund disbursements (including counsel fees) and to indemnify the respondent for party-and-party taxed costs of the aborted appeal.