21 Jul 2025
CHIANG KIN YAU, a mentally incapacitated person by his next friend, namely Cheng Hong Kei, being the Committee of his Estate appointed by the Court under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance pursuant to the Order made by Deputy High Court Judge S.T. Poon dated 6th February 2017 v. CHUI KAI YEUNG
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 3096
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI899/2017
Although the plaintiff obtained the relief sought (leave to file the two supplemental witness statements), the plaintiff unreasonably failed to accept the defendant's November 2023 composite offer which would have avoided contested proceedings; the defendant's substantive opposition at the hearing was untenable; balancing these factors, the appropriate exercise of discretion is to order that costs of preparing the supplemental witness statements be in the cause and that the costs of the witness statement summons be the plaintiff's costs in the cause (with certificate for two counsel), while a…