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  • 13 Oct 2016

    吳錫偉 v. 嘉景臺業主立案法團 AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    吳錫偉 v. 嘉景臺業主立案法團 AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDBM35/2014

    The court exercised its Order 62 rule 35 powers to uphold the taxing master's substantive rulings: the hourly rate of $2,600 for the handling solicitor CW is reasonable; the apportionment and allowance of preparatory works, Lands Tribunal attendance, correspondence and letters after judgment stand; taxation costs are not disallowed merely because a bill was contested; however waiting time of 1 hour 40 minutes for the solicitor on 30 March 2016 must be disallowed under paragraph 62/App/21(4); certificate for counsel for the taxation review is disallowed because counsel did not assist sufficien…