15 Feb 2006
HO MAN YU v. NGAI SHING SAU AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HO MAN YU v. NGAI SHING SAU AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI332/2004
Plaintiff's solicitors failed to take reasonable investigative steps after being informed and warned that D2 was not the employer; therefore plaintiff must bear the costs of proceedings against D2 and D2 is entitled to costs on an indemnity basis; D3 is not liable for the costs of the claim against D2 but is awarded the costs of the hearing on party-and-party basis.
- Allocation of costs
- Indemnity costs
- Misjoinder/wrong defendant
- Duty to investigate by plaintiff's solicitor