14 May 2021
NG KIT, the legal representative and the sole beneficiary of THE ESTATE OF NG KWUN YUEN, deceased v. WU TSUN HUA AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 1350
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA201/2017
The court found the total claimed costs to be proportionate and, applying a broad brush summary assessment, allowed HK$51,000 for solicitors' fees and related items (after excluding unsupported amounts and mediation share), HK$7,500 for airfares (supported by documents and sworn evidence), and HK$32,000 for allowable party time (excluding claims by Jia and Lu but allowing D1, D2 and D2's husband), rejecting the HK$300,000 claim as unrelated to costs and impermissible without a counterclaim; total recoverable costs assessed at HK$90,500, payable by the Plaintiff to the Defendants.