Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Receivership summons

Legal area

Court

7 Oct 2021

LI MING AND OTHERS v. ZHANG CAIKUI AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2988
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1282/2017

The court applied a broadbrush summary assessment, found substantial duplication and excessive hourly rates and fees, applied apportionment where proceedings overlapped, reduced leading and junior counsel fees to levels the court deemed reasonable, and fixed specified global sums for each party and summons rather than allowing the full claimed amounts.
7 Oct 2021

CHEN HONGQING v. THE PERSONS WHOSE NAMES ARE SET OUT IN THE SECOND COLUMN OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE RE AMENDED WRIT OF SUMMONS FILED ON 26 MARCH 2018 AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2988
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2648/2017

The judge applied a broadbrush summary assessment approach, reduced multiple excessive claimed items for duplication, hourly rates and disproportionate professional work, applied apportionment between overlapping summonses (using percentages where appropriate), and fixed specified reduced sums for each party and each summons as the reasonable costs to be allowed.