8 Nov 2021
SUM WING SUNG v. KWOK WING YAN VIVIAN
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 1390
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ1264/2017
The court refused to vary the costs order nisi because the defendant failed to show that the plaintiff acted dishonestly or unreasonably to a degree warranting departure from the general rule that costs follow the event; the defendant could have protected her costs position by making a sanctioned payment, the main contested issues concerned liability not quantum, the alleged delay did not demonstrably cause additional costs and the defendant did not progress the action, and certificate for counsel was justified given expert evidence.