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Hong Kong Case Law

Provisional liquidators' fees
  • 6 Jun 2006

    RE B.F. CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.

    Citation
    RE B.F. CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCW691/2004

    The judge upheld the Registrar's reliance on his experience and the Hong Kong Scale as the primary reference for hourly rates, limited interference with his assessments absent clear error, admitted specified additional evidence from related reviews under Order 62 r35(4), and varied particular rates and time allowances: Mr Stranger's rates increased to HK$2,300 for earlier periods and HK$2,500 for later periods; Mr Kemp's rate maintained at HK$4,200; Mr Toms' rate maintained at HK$3,200; Mr Cotterell's rate increased to HK$3,200; discrete time allowance adjustments were made (eg item 41 increa…