28 Nov 2023
LEE CHICK CHOI v. THE HONG KONG GOLF CLUB
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 1672
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEO11/2019
The court refused to allow the Respondent's claimed elevated rates except to the limited extent justified; it adopted the Circulated Rates as the starting point and fixed uplifted hourly rates of HK$5,200, HK$3,500 and HK$1,400 for JWCT, LIJK and CHKL respectively for the Leave Application, applied discounts for lack of complexity and on counsel fees, and assessed costs at HK$45,000 (party and party) for the Variation Application, HK$20,000 (indemnity) for the Stay Application and HK$140,000 (indemnity) for the Leave Application. The Claimant's substantive complaint about the indemnity orders…