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Hong Kong Case Law

Hourly rate dispute
  • 13 Jan 2011

    WONG KIT WAN v. LCP LAWYERS

    Citation
    WONG KIT WAN v. LCP LAWYERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP566/2010

    On the evidence and credibility findings the court held there was no agreement to a fixed charge out rate of $1,800; the defendant's stated rate of $3,000 per hour applied from the commencement, with discretionary discounts given initially but discontinued as the matter progressed; contemporaneous emails did not alter the agreed rate.