6 Jul 2010
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. SWEETMART GARMENT WORKS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. SWEETMART GARMENT WORKS LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1807/2005
The court rejected the plaintiff's application to vary the order nisi to award indemnity costs, holding that contractual indemnity costs clauses cannot override the court's unfettered discretion to award costs; the normal party‑and‑party scale was appropriate on these facts and the trial was certified fit for two counsel for taxation of court appearance costs.