2 Nov 2023
LI CHUN BON AND ANOTHER v. CHINA MOBILE HONG KONG CO LTD
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 1507
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ617/2017
The confidentiality provision was confined to settlement negotiations and did not create an additional element to be bettered at trial; plaintiffs rejected an unconditional offer of HK$63,333.40 plus costs, proceeded to trial and obtained a less advantageous result, engaging Order 22 r 23; it was not unjust to award enhanced interest and indemnity costs given the circumstances and conduct; applying the compensatory rationale and local precedent the court exercised discretion to order party-to-party costs up to and including 23 August 2017, indemnity costs thereafter, and interest on post-23 A…