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Assessment of mho costs
  • 23 Jun 2009

    RE LHY

    Citation
    RE LHY
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP869/2005

    The court approved the proposed settlement subject to replacing solicitors-and-own-client/common fund references with indemnity basis for costs recoverable from the estate where authorized by the 9 December 2005 order; fixed pre-appointment MHO costs for the mother at HKD 431,371 and for LCK at HKD 483,300; authorized additional payment to the Official Solicitor of HKD 39,600 (in addition to HKD 128,262.13) to be paid from the HKD 19,000,000 settlement, and directed procedural steps for resolving outstanding post-appointment cost issues.