21 Jun 2006
THE OWNERS OF AND/OR OTHER PERSONS ENTITLED TO SUE IN RESPECT OF THE CARGO LATELY LADEN ON BOARD THE SHIP OR VESSEL "GOLDEN GEORGIA" v. THE OWNERS AND / OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL "GOLDEN GEORGIA" AND THE OWNERS OF THE SISTER SHIP OR VESSEL "GOLDEN ELIZABETH"
- Citation
- THE OWNERS OF AND/OR OTHER PERSONS ENTITLED TO SUE IN RESPECT OF THE CARGO LATELY LADEN ON BOARD THE SHIP OR VESSEL "GOLDEN GEORGIA" v. THE OWNERS AND / OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL "GOLDEN GEORGIA" AND THE OWNERS OF THE SISTER SHIP OR VESSEL "GOLDEN ELIZABETH"
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ45/2004
The disputed pre-action costs were properly and necessarily incurred for the purposes of the Hong Kong action, were of use and service in that action when incurred, and therefore constitute recoverable costs of the action; discontinuance in favour of a later-arising arbitration does not negate that entitlement.