28 Jun 2019
LIONSTAR MANUFACTURING LTD v. ZOO INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 1664
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCW263/2018
Applying a holistic assessment, the court found Lionstar obtained the practical outcome it sought (withdrawal/undertaking) and that the circumstances did not justify departing from the ordinary rule that costs follow the event; there was insufficient certainty of petitioners' merits to justify denying costs or awarding indemnity costs, so the court awarded costs to Lionstar on a party-and-party basis and made a summary assessment of HK$350,000 (HCCW) and HK$250,000 (HCMP).