28 Mar 2003
RE LI TAT KONG
- Citation
- RE LI TAT KONG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCB741/1995
Court has jurisdiction under s.100(1) to order costs of a public examination; given the largely futile character of the examination caused by the bankrupt's evasive and inconsistent answers, it is appropriate to order those costs against the bankrupt personally on a party and party basis; conversely, the committal application was an exercise of the Official Receiver's statutory/quasi‑judicial duty and, absent impropriety or unreasonableness, the Official Receiver should not be personally liable for costs, therefore no order as to costs of the committal application.