28 Dec 2011
RE HO MEI LING
- Citation
- RE HO MEI LING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL51/2011
The court held that on the facts there were unusual circumstances justifying an award of costs against the Applicant in favour of the Respondent because the leave hearing had in substance been inter partes due to the extension of time application, the delay was serious in context, the Applicant pursued a private interest framed as a public law challenge, and the hearing produced a rolled‑up substantive examination; the costs order nisi in favour of the Respondent was therefore maintained. The Interested Party's attendance justified a reduced, single set of costs limited to its distinct assist…