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

Read the full judgment text of FACV 1/2017 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 – appeal – costs follow the event – Court of Appeal costs varied – substantial success – marine rights compensation – Lands Tribunal – dismissal of appeal – allowance of cross-appeal – HK$9.4 million awarded instead of HK$340 million – 50% of Court of Appeal costs payable

Legal issues: Costs orders following substantive appeal outcomes

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

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