30 Jun 1982
TAI HING COTTON MILL LTD v. LIU CHONG HING BANK LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- TAI HING COTTON MILL LTD v. LIU CHONG HING BANK LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1488/1978
The appeal is dismissed because on the established test (the hypothetical effective local counsel comparator) competent Hong Kong Leaders were available and the travelling time, first class air-fare and first class hotel accommodation for the London Silk were not necessary or proper disbursements on a party and party taxation; those items are outside the range of costs a hypothetical local Leader would require, so the Master's disallowance stands, subject to the caveat that such overseas expenses could be allowed where no suitable local counsel exists or where the total overseas cost is globa…