27 Oct 2021
L v. M AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 3206
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT6/2021
The court varied the costs order nisi and held that because the stay applied both to claims against the 2nd Defendant under the arbitration agreement and to claims against the 1st Defendant (who had no arbitration clause) and because the 1st Defendant's undertaking was produced late (which materially affected the litigation conduct), it was unjust to award the 2nd Defendant full indemnity costs; instead the 2nd Defendant was entitled to 50% of the costs of and incidental to the Summons, certificate for Counsel, on party and party basis, with the balance in the cause; costs of the variation ap…