22 Jun 2022
LEUNG WAI CHEUNG v. OCTEL NETWORKS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 607
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ4454/2017
The Master upheld the taxed bills in large part: refused the plaintiff's request to order production of retainer/receipts because no real and relevant issue was raised as to whether legal services were provided; adopted and adjusted solicitor hourly rates and times item by item as necessary and proper given complexity and existence of third party proceedings; reduced specified items (notably mediation attendance from 4 to 2 hours) and changed some work to be chargeable at legal executive rates where appropriate; rejected plaintiff's broad reliance on non‑authoritative 'general rules' and misr…