15 Apr 2021
THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF KINGLAND APARTMENTS v. 余國偉trading as余國偉醫館 AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 437
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ4542/2015
The 8 July 2016 without prejudice letter was inadmissible as a Calderbank letter; it was not unreasonable for the plaintiff to continue the action after July 2016 because some alleged illegal 'leftovers' remained and were only pleaded later; however the court found the plaintiff had continued parts of the litigation for an improper purpose to obtain extra profit and therefore ordered the plaintiff to bear the defendants' costs on an indemnity basis from 31 August 2018 onwards, while the defendants shall pay two thirds of the plaintiff's costs up to 30 August 2018 (party and party taxable if n…