24 Apr 2012
LIE HAN JI v. THE REGISTRAR OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF THE CERTIFED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
- Citation
- LIE HAN JI v. THE REGISTRAR OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF THE CERTIFED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV265/2009
The court exercised its discretion to vary the costs order nisi to indemnity basis because the appellant's appeal was unmeritorious and hopeless, the appellant acted unreasonably causing delay and escalation of costs, and the respondent acted in a representative capacity for the Institute so should recover full (indemnity) costs.