7 Jun 2024
LAU KIN SHUN FREEMAN, Administrator of estate of LAU WAI CHAU, deceased v. MA WAH YAN and WONG CHI LEUNG, co-administrators of the estate of LAU LEUNG CHAU, deceased AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 1521
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP3924/1995
The Variation Application was dismissed: dual representation was justified given procedural history and distinct actions; the Administrator's successes on quantum justified recovery of costs; issue‑based reductions were not warranted; Order 62 r.28(5) limits the court's power to order trustee basis where costs are not to be paid out of a fund or the receiving party is not a trustee, therefore 1st and 2nd fongs' costs are to be summarily assessed on common fund basis and the Order Nisi is made absolute as varied; the 5 fongs must bear the costs of the Variation Application and related directio…