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Taxation of aided costs
  • 4 Jul 2012

    CHEUNG SHUI HAN v. DR LUK KA LING

    Citation
    CHEUNG SHUI HAN v. DR LUK KA LING
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV203/2011

    The Court of Appeal held the Master's NLATO was made without giving IK the required opportunity to be heard and therefore was procedurally flawed; the Deputy Judge's summary imposition of a wasted costs order against IK without complying with Order 62 r 8 was also procedurally infirm, so IK's appeal (CACV 111/2011) is allowed. The Plaintiff's appeal (CACV 203/2011) is dismissed as the NLATO issue was not properly her concern and the Master's other costs findings fell within her discretion. The court affirmed that a NLATO can be equivalent to a WCO in substance but must comply with procedural…