Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Costs (indemnity costs)

Legal area

Court

15 Apr 2025

TSE YIK KEI v. ANGEL LEE YOGA COMPANY LTD

Citation

[2025] HKDC 678
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI3367/2022

Appeal dismissed because defendant failed to show a real prospect of success on the merits of its defence; none of the Ladd v Marshall conditions for admitting fresh evidence on appeal were satisfied (particularly reasonable diligence), and the inordinate unexplained delay and resulting prejudice to the plaintiff militated decisively against setting aside the default judgment; indemnity costs ordered due to last‑minute, unmeritorious applications.
30 Oct 2023

KHALID, ALI v. MEGASTRENGTH SECURITY SERVICES COMPANY LTD

Citation

[2023] HKDC 1549
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI2268/2020

The court found on the balance of probabilities that the alleged accident was fabricated and did not occur; alternatively, even if it had occurred defendant had not breached its duty and plaintiff was 40% contributorily negligent; assessed damages were modest and already exceeded by an advance payment, so claim dismissed and indemnity costs ordered against plaintiff.
19 Jan 2016

BL v. SJY

Citation

BL v. SJY
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC7831/2008

No material change in circumstances since the 12 February 2015 judgment; the respondent's application was tactical to delay enforcement; therefore the variation application dated 22 September 2015 is dismissed and costs are awarded to the petitioner on an indemnity basis; outstanding judgment summonses relisted for hearing on 27 June 2016.

Hong Kong Case Law

TSE YIK KEI v. ANGEL LEE YOGA COMPANY LTD

KHALID, ALI v. MEGASTRENGTH SECURITY SERVICES COMPANY LTD

BL v. SJY