15 Jun 2018
THE LIQUIDATOR OF WING FAI CONSTRUCTION CO LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) v. YIP KWONG ROBERT AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 1369
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCW735/2002
Costs follow the event but the court exercised its discretion to reduce the successful respondents’ recoverable costs due to discrete issues which materially increased complexity and expense (notably the de facto directorship issue and the contested question of fictitious trades), while recognizing that s276 required proof of loss and that many payments were matched or discharged by third party funds; therefore Applicant ordered to pay 40% of costs up to 14 February 2014 and 70% thereafter to each of the 1st and 2nd respondents with certificate for two counsel, no order as to costs with the 3…