21 Jan 2015
HUNG FUNG ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA
- Citation
- HUNG FUNG ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA16459/1998
Measure delay from the completion date of the costs order (14 June 2012); periods before completion and while appeals were realistically pending were excusable; 13 months after final refusal of leave was excessive beyond a reasonable 3 months preparation allowance, yielding 10 months undue delay; appropriate sanction is a global 10% deduction of amounts allowed under each bill; the format of the defendant's bill (charging incremental percentages for common items) is permissible and need not be redrafted.