Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Hong Kong Case Law

Jurisdictional choice of forum
  • 27 Jan 2017

    THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF FLORA GARDEN v. LI DO WAI AND OTHERS

    Citation
    THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF FLORA GARDEN v. LI DO WAI AND OTHERS
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDBM283/2014

    The Tribunal exercised its discretion and dismissed the respondents' applications to vary the costs orders nisi: the IO was not unreasonable in mediation or in instituting proceedings in the Lands Tribunal given the complexity, the respondents' partial success on the 10% Additional Costs did not justify depriving the IO of costs, alleged solicitor non-compliance and procedural matters did not warrant variation at this stage, and costs should follow the event; accordingly the variation applications were dismissed and costs awarded to the applicant to be taxed at District Court scale if not agr…