24 Mar 2016
TANG CHUNG WAH aka ALAN CHUNG WAH TANG v. DENIS GARETH BROCK (as a partner of O’Melveny & Myers) AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- TANG CHUNG WAH aka ALAN CHUNG WAH TANG v. DENIS GARETH BROCK (as a partner of O’Melveny & Myers) AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP381/2016
Leave to apply for committal lapsed because the originating summons was not entered for hearing within 14 days of the grant of leave under Order 52 r3(2); accordingly defendants were entitled to apply to strike out the 27 January 2016 originating summons and obtain dismissal of HCMP214 and costs. Costs claimed by defendants could not be dealt with summarily because there were substantial and arguable disputes about the amount and composition of the claimed costs, so taxation on a party and party basis was ordered if not agreed. HCMP381 was stayed until the defendants' taxed costs in HCMP81 an…