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Hong Kong Case Law

Billing and taxation of costs

  • 28 May 1968

    LEE SIU MUI v. STEWART AND CO (A FIRM)

    Citation
    LEE SIU MUI v. STEWART AND CO (A FIRM)
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV16/1968

    The appeal was dismissed because the trial judge's factual findings that the settlement terms had been communicated to and were advantageous to the appellant were supported by ample evidence, the defendants validly credited and withdrew client funds under the Solicitors' Accounts Rules, the appellant failed to tax the bill of costs and produced no cogent evidence of unreasonableness, and the proposed fresh evidence was not pursued at trial and would not alter the result.

    • Stay of execution
    • Payment into court
    • Settlement of action
    • Billing and taxation of costs
    • Fabrication of evidence
    • Foreclosure

  • 22 Mar 1968

    LEE SIU MUI v. STEWART & CO (A FIRM)

    Citation
    LEE SIU MUI v. STEWART & CO (A FIRM)
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA669/1967

    The judge found the plaintiff's evidence unreliable, held that the plaintiff had been informed of and did not oppose the settlement, that the settlement was highly advantageous compared with litigation risk, and that defendants properly withdrew and credited $11,000 under the Solicitors Accounts Rules; therefore the plaintiff's claim failed and the defendants' counterclaim for unpaid costs succeeded.

    • Settlement authority
    • Client instructions
    • Billing and taxation of costs
    • Mesne profits
    • Withdrawal of funds from court
    • Withdrawal and crediting of client funds