22 Jan 2001
COMMON LUCK INVESTMENT LTD. v. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID
- Citation
- COMMON LUCK INVESTMENT LTD. v. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2659/2000
The Director is liable under s16C(1)(b)(ia) for the costs occasioned by the counterclaim and under s16C(1)(b)(ib) for the costs of the appeals because Mr Cheung was the plaintiff in the counterclaim in the court below; a respondent's notice seeking to affirm the lower court does not equate to a cross-appeal; and the costs of the counterclaim include the costs of the originating judicial review proceedings; declarations were granted accordingly.