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Hong Kong Case Law

Expert evidence summons

  • 7 Jan 2025

    N v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 206
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL961/2021

    The court exercised its discretion to vary the previous costs order nisi on a ground-by-ground basis: N must pay respondents' costs of her Expert Summons and of Grounds 1 and 2; there is no order as to costs for N's Grounds 3 and 4; M must pay respondents' costs of her Expert Summons and of Ground 2; respondents must pay M's costs of Ground 1; there is no order as to costs for M's Grounds 3 and 4; all costs awarded are to be taxed if not agreed with any set‑off applied; applicants' own costs to be taxed in accordance with legal aid regulations; and there is no order as to the costs of the var…

  • 7 Jan 2025

    M v. SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 206
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCAL1034/2021

    The court varied the prior costs order nisi by allocating costs on a ground/issue basis: N must pay respondents' costs of her Expert Summons and of Grounds 1 and 2; no order as to costs for N on Grounds 3 and 4; M must pay respondents' costs of her Expert Summons and Ground 2 while the respondents must pay M's costs of Ground 1; no order as to costs for M on Grounds 3 and 4; all awarded costs to be taxed if not agreed and any set‑off applied; applicants' own costs to be taxed in accordance with legal aid regulations; no order as to costs of the variation application. The court applied the gen…