Chan Pui Ki v. Leung on and Another

Read the full judgment text of CACV 263/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 20 December 1996 before Litton, V.-P., Bokhary, Mortimer, Godfrey & Ching, JJ.A..

Civil law – appeal – costs – affirmation of trial judge's costs order – no order as to costs of appeal – Court of Appeal – CACV 263/1995 – plaintiff an infant suing by her mother and next friend – defendants/appellants Leung On and The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. – whether the judge's order awarding costs to the plaintiff should be affirmed on appeal – held: yes, the judge's order awarding costs to the plaintiff is affirmed – whether any order should be made as to the costs of the appeal – held: no order as to the costs of the appeal – Court of Appeal (Litton V-P, Bokhary, Mortimer, Godfrey and Ching JJA) – appeal dismissed on costs point – costs of appeal not awarded to either side – counsel: Mr Martin Lee QC and Mr Ramesh Sujanani (M/s Deacons Graham & James) for the defendants/appellants; Mr John Scott QC and Mr Michael Winckless (M/s Wilkinson & Grist, assigned by D.L.A.) for the plaintiff/respondent.

Legal issues: Costs awarded to plaintiff at trial · Costs of the appeal

Outcome: Appeal dismissed insofar as it challenged the judge's costs order in the plaintiff's favour; no order as to the costs of the appeal.

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