15 Feb 2013
LAU YUE KUI AND OTHERS v. PHILIP CHAN & CO (A FIRM)
- Citation
- LAU YUE KUI AND OTHERS v. PHILIP CHAN & CO (A FIRM)
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP593/2007
P2-6 have sufficient interest to remain parties and to seek taxation of the bills: the Consent Order and R's undertaking contemplated taxation; s.68(2) permits persons with an interest in the property to apply and that interest need not be immediate beneficial ownership; joinder powers and issue estoppel further support P2-6's entitlement. A subsequent agreement between P1 and R that costs will be met from Part 9 and partial settlement between them does not lawfully deprive P2-6 of the right to participate in taxation, so the Master's strike-out was set aside and orders in the Notice of Appea…