7 Jul 2023
CHAN FUNG YU ANJI v. HONG KONG SHENG KUNG HUI WELFARE COUNCIL LTD
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 934
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI939/2021
The court found on the plaintiff's pleaded case that there was insufficient factual basis for a common law claim and that the pre-action offer and the sanctioned payment were materially identical in outcome; those facts constitute exceptional circumstances justifying departure from the prima facie costs rule in O 22 r 20(1) RDC and require that the plaintiff bear costs from 28 January 2021 (with costs up to 27 January 2021 awarded to plaintiff).