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Hong Kong Case Law

Reduction of excessive time
  • 22 Sept 2025

    LAM PO YEE v. YU SHUI MUI

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 4356
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2092/2024

    The judge found particular time and fee items excessive on their face and applied broad-brush reductions to communications and professional work entries, disallowed an unreasonable counsel engagement fee for a 3-minute hearing, accepted certain fee earner involvement as reasonable, and summarily assessed the hearing costs at HK$110,000 and the appeal costs at HK$151,000, with Plaintiff to pay the assessed sums and certificate for counsel.