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Hong Kong Case Law

Use of part ii process for private disputes
  • 17 Sept 2012

    RE CK

    Citation
    RE CK
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMH77/2011

    Given the complexity of the MIPs' assets and the antagonism between competing applicants, the Court must avoid turning Part II applications into a forum for private forensic disputes; detailed asset investigation should generally be left to a neutral professional committee, and costs unnecessarily incurred as a result of antagonistic conduct should not be borne fully by the MIPs' estates. Accordingly the estates will bear limited costs (filing/service and fixed lump sums and indemnity costs for OS/DSW) while specific costs arising from unnecessary conduct are to be paid by the responsible app…