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Topic

Costs scale jurisdiction

Legal area

Court

18 Jan 2006

ZHENG BIAO v. KWOK WAI LUNG AND OTHERS

Citation

ZHENG BIAO v. KWOK WAI LUNG AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI115/2001

Court exercised discretion to order High Court scale costs because plaintiff had a reasonable prospect of obtaining a judgment exceeding District Court jurisdiction when action commenced; New India, having joined and actively litigated and lost the policy coverage point, is liable to indemnify the insured and thus must pay the insured's 85% share of plaintiff's costs and must pay 20% of Ryoden and Maeda-Kumagai's trial costs because the indemnity issue materially contributed to trial length and complexity.
30 Sept 2004

Man Lin Tai v. The Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works

Citation

Man Lin Tai v. The Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDRW14/2004

Because the settled compensation sum ($755000) was outside the District Court's jurisdiction at the time the costs were incurred, the High Court scale applies to assessment of remuneration; however, the costs of this application (and previously reserved costs) are to be taxed on the District Court scale because the remuneration claim itself falls within District Court jurisdiction. Specific allowances: draftsman 5 hours at $1,600/hr ($8000) allowed; handling solicitor rate allowed at $4,000/hr; one hour deducted from a 4h40m conference item; total solicitors' profit costs allowed $86851 and d…