23 May 2023
CHUNG YAN WING v. KO HOI SI
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 643
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ2922/2020
The court reduced the claimed costs because (a) prior solicitors' (YTT) lump sum lacked necessary breakdown so presumption was applied against the defendant; (b) the senior solicitor's hourly rate was excessive on indemnity assessment and was reduced; (c) specific items (attendance, professional work) were reduced as duplicative or unreasonable. The court accepted the plaintiff's written instructions at face value and found the threshold for a wasted costs order was not met. Result: defendant's recoverable costs assessed at $586,398.00 and no wasted costs order made.