31 May 2023
CHAN WAI CHUNG v. CHINA TRAVEL TOURS TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT (HK) LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 1442
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI914/2015
Defendants failed to show it would be unjust to apply the statutory consequences of Order 22 r.24; they did not respond to the sanctioned offer, did not pursue leave to accept out of time, and their litigation conduct (withholding witnesses, deficient evidence) justified indemnity costs post‑acceptance date. The court varied the costs order nisi: D2 and D4 to pay plaintiff's costs on party‑and‑party basis up to 1 May 2019 and on indemnity basis from 2 May 2019, and awarded interest on those costs at 5.8%pa from 2 May 2019 to 14 December 2022; costs of the Summons to be taxed party‑and‑party;…