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Professional remuneration

  • 29 Jul 2024

    KEENRICH TRADING LTD v. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS

    Citation
    [2024] HKLdT 65
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDLR1/2022

    Because the land reverted before 1 September 2023 the pre-amendment s17 applied; the applicant had been kept out of the compensation from 5 December 2020 until receipt of provisional payment on 6 October 2022 and the 24‑hour call rate was insufficient to compensate; accordingly the Tribunal fixed interest at HSBC's prevailing best lending rate plus 1% for the period 5 Dec 2020 to 5 Oct 2022, ordered refund of the small overpayment with interest, and held that rejection of a reasonable sealed offer justified awarding the respondent's costs incurred after the sealed offer expiry while the respo…

  • 11 Aug 2021

    CHIU YUEN YIN previously known as CHIN SHIK SHIM v. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS

    Citation
    [2021] HKLdT 57
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDLR1/2019

    Court fixed pre-judgment interest at prime plus 1% from 20 January 2019 to 15 September 2020 (period up to lapse of 2nd sealed offer) and at the minimum 24-hour deposit rate from 16 September 2020 to 12 April 2021; court found applicant's rejection of sealed offers justified such that penalty applies only from lapse of sealed offer; court found no special reason to depart from compensation approach and ordered respondent to pay applicant's professional remuneration and costs from 20 January 2019; awarded costs of this decision to applicant.

  • 14 Apr 2020

    CHAN SHIU CHONG v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

    Citation
    [2020] HKLdT 12
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDLR2/2012

    Tribunal exercised its discretion under the LRO to fix pre‑judgment interest at 6% per annum on provisional payments and applicable balances from the resumption date to the dates immediately prior to provisional payments or judgment as applicable; found sealed and enhanced Calderbank offers did not beat the judgment awards once proper interest was included; declined to depart from the ordinary compensation approach and ordered respondent to pay applicants' professional remuneration and costs (to be taxed on High Court scale if not agreed) and to pay specified pre‑ and post‑judgment interest.

  • 14 Apr 2020

    CHAN SHIU CHONG v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

    Citation
    [2020] HKLdT 12
    Court
    Lands Tribunal
    Case number
    LDLR1/2012

    The tribunal exercised its statutory discretion under the Lands Resumption Ordinance to fix interest at 6% per annum on provisional payments and relevant balances from the resumption date to the dates specified; it found the Respondent's sealed and enhanced sealed offers did not beat the tribunal awards once the correct interest on provisional payments and balances was included; accordingly the Respondent was ordered to pay the specified interest, post‑judgment interest at judgment rate for the post‑judgment period, professional remuneration and the applicants' costs to be taxed on High Court…