Read the full judgment text of CACV 58/2015 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 28 June 2018 before Cheung JA, Kwan JA.
Costs – withdrawal of appeal and cross-appeal – consent order – court's power to determine costs when merits not clear – principle from Brawley v Marczynski – no order as to costs – each party bears own costs – judicial review – Town Planning Board – Real Estate Developers Association – consent dismissal – costs application dismissed
Legal issues: Costs order following withdrawal of appeal and cross-appeal
Outcome: Appeal dismissed and cross-appeal withdrawn by consent. Each party to bear its own costs of the appeal, cross-appeal, and the present costs application.