PENNY'S BAY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED (Applicant (Appellant in FACV 1/2017 and Respondent in FACV 2-9/2017)) v DIRECTOR OF LANDS (Respondent (Appellant in FACV 2-9/2017 and Respondent in FACV 1/2017))

Read the full judgment text of FACV 1/2017 and FACV 2-9/2017 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 December 2017 before Ribeiro PJ, Tang PJ, Fok PJ, Bokhary NPJ, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury NPJ.

Costs – Court of Final Appeal – costs follow the event – appeal dismissed and cross-appeal allowed – no basis for departing from usual rule – costs of substantive appeals – costs of leave applications to Appeal Committee – costs in Court of Appeal varied – PBIC ordered to pay Director's costs of substantive appeals and leave applications – PBIC ordered to pay 50% of Director's costs in Court of Appeal including ancillary matters – PBIC also ordered to pay costs of written submissions on costs

Legal issues: Costs order following successful appeal

Outcome: PBIC ordered to pay the Director's costs of the substantive appeals to the Court of Final Appeal, the costs of the leave applications to the Appeal Committee, and 50% of the Director's costs in the Court of Appeal, including ancillary matters.

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