Read the full judgment text of DCMP 2891/2011 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 18 January 2016 before His Honour Judge Andrew Li.
Costs – Variation of Costs Order – Expert Evidence – District Court – Indulgence – O 62 r 5 RDC – Costs Discretion – Plaintiff – Defendant – Order Nisi Upheld – Whether costs of 2014 Summons should be to plaintiff – No, costs to defendant as plaintiff sought indulgence – Whether costs of hearing should be to plaintiff – No, defendant's attendance reasonable – Whether costs occasioned by 2014 Summons to defendant – Yes, plaintiff out of time – Order nisi upheld and made absolute. Plaintiff's Costs Summons dismissed with costs.
Legal issues: Costs of the 2014 Summons · Costs of the hearing · Costs occasioned by the 2014 Summons
Outcome: Order nisi upheld and made absolute. Plaintiff's Costs Summons application dismissed with costs.
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