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Hong Kong Case Law

Costs against public officers

  • 25 Apr 2003

    RE LI TAT KONG

    Citation
    RE LI TAT KONG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCB741/1995

    The court exercised its discretion to hear the out‑of‑time leave application and granted leave to appeal on both identified costs issues because arguable points of law exist: (1) whether the public‑officer costs principle applies in these circumstances in light of Re Southbourne, and (2) whether the departure from the general practice in ordering the bankrupt to pay public examination costs is open to appellate scrutiny. The court declined to decide issues of extension of time, which remain for the Court of Appeal.

  • 5 Jan 1995

    CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD. v. WARNER B.G. BANKS, ESQ HER MAJESTY\'S CORONER OF HONG KONG

    Citation
    CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD. v. WARNER B.G. BANKS, ESQ HER MAJESTY\'S CORONER OF HONG KONG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV55/1994

    Hong Kong law and practice on coroner's verdicts do not differ materially from English law; a verdict of 'lack of care' (better expressed as 'neglect') is limited to cases of gross neglect of a dependent and is not available merely because an employer may have breached civil/common law duties; the coroner's direction to leave 'lack of care' to the jury on that basis was wrong and Liu J's quashing of those verdicts was correct; costs discretion not fettered and CLP awarded costs below and of the appeal.