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  • 13 Sept 2018

    WONG YAT PING v. CARITAS – HONG KONG

    Citation
    [2018] HKDC 1090
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC2123/2015

    Order 22 r26(1) requires treating the sanctioned payment as inclusive of interest to 2 December 2015; applying the judgment interest rate to that date produced a total (HK$88,619.76) below the sanctioned payment (HK$96,225.90), so the applicant did not obtain a better judgment; accordingly costs from 3 December 2015 are awarded against the applicant on an indemnity basis with certificate for counsel, interest on disbursements awarded at 4.5% per annum from 3 December 2015, the DLA is not liable for costs after 20 April 2018, interest on the award stops at 2 December 2015, and the sanctioned p…