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Hong Kong Case Law

Disposal of bail money
  • 12 Apr 2017

    YBL v. LWC

    Citation
    YBL v. LWC
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV244/2015

    The Court refused to vary its order nisi on costs and made the no order as to costs absolute because the respondent had not achieved full victory and his conduct (including procuring bail funds and legal fees instead of paying maintenance) justified depriving him of costs; the Court held that bail money paid into court is money standing to the respondent's credit and, absent evidence of a valid trust that overrides the court's power, may be ordered applied to satisfy judgment sums under Order 49 Rule 9(1); leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused because the questions were not…