20 May 2008
CHAN CHI MING v. BRILLIANT RISE CONTAINER DEPOT LTD t/a 逸昇重櫃場 AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHAN CHI MING v. BRILLIANT RISE CONTAINER DEPOT LTD t/a 逸昇重櫃場 AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1110/2003
The court held that Ko & Chow failed to show cause and must personally indemnify the plaintiff for wasted costs; the Calderbank offers did not affect the plaintiff's entitlement to costs of the summons because they did not address the substantive issue of liability which was resolved in the plaintiff's favour; wasted costs are to be taxed on an indemnity basis and the costs of the plaintiff's summons are to be taxed on a common fund basis; KC's procedural delay and late evidence justified higher scale costs for the summons.