6 May 2024
FUNG LAI HAN v. CHAN LAI ON
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 602
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ4582/2020
The payment into court of $360,300 complied with Order 22 formalities and was a valid sanctioned payment; the plaintiff did not discharge the burden of proving it would be unjust to apply Order 22 r23 consequences; therefore the plaintiff must pay defendant's costs on party-party basis up to 24 March 2021 and on an indemnity basis thereafter, with enhanced interest at half of 1% above judgment rates from 25 March 2021 to 15 December 2023 and judgment rate thereafter; plaintiff to pay 50% of defendant's costs of the present application to be summarily assessed.