8 Oct 2024
The summons is dismissed because the claimant was procedurally incorrect to seek to vary an absolute costs order and failed to demonstrate any error warranting leave to appeal; accordingly the claimant must pay the respondent's costs of the summons on an indemnity basis, summarily assessed at HK$16,000.
30 Apr 2024
The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the Claimant failed to show any error in the summary assessment and had not challenged the Respondent's Bills of Costs; leave to appeal should have been sought from the District Court unless special circumstances were shown; costs were awarded to the Respondent on an indemnity basis and summarily assessed at HK$20,000 on a nisi basis.
24 Jun 2016
The court allowed specified amounts for items B, C, D and E ($110, $3,950, $6,187.50 and $18,000 respectively), reduced Item D1 by 0.5 hour and Item D2 by 0.25 hour (total reduction $1,237.50) for being excessive, and summarily assessed the plaintiff's costs payable by the 1st defendant on a nisi basis at $28,247.50.