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  • 28 Jan 2025

    CHAN YUK PING v. LIEW SHUK FUI

    Citation
    [2025] HKDC 140
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ1811/2022

    The court held that the defendant failed to show the plaintiff ought reasonably to have accepted the 1st and 2nd open offers, but the plaintiff ought reasonably to have accepted the 3rd open offer made 25 October 2023 and rejected 26 October 2023; accordingly the Costs Order Nisi was varied so that the defendant pays the plaintiff's costs up to and including 25 October 2023, and the plaintiff pays 50% of the defendant's costs from 26 October 2023 (including assessment hearing costs) taxable on party and party basis; indemnity costs were refused and no order as to costs was made for the summon…