CHANG WA SHAN (Plaintiff (Respondent) in FACV 2/2018; Plaintiff (Appellant) in FACV 3/2018) v ESTHER CHAN PUI KWAN（陳佩君）also known as CHAN PUI CHUN（陳佩珍） (Defendant (Appellant) in FACV 2/2018; Defendant (Respondent) in FACV 3/2018)

Read the full judgment text of FACV 2/2018 and FACV 3/2018 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 September 2018 before Ribeiro PJ, Tang PJ, Fok PJ, Stock NPJ, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe NPJ.

Costs – appeals – exception to general rule that costs follow the event – whether successful litigant should be deprived of part of costs because a discrete issue added significantly to length and costs – Re Elgindata Ltd (No 2) [1992] 1 WLR 1207 considered – absolute privilege – central to multiple certified questions – not a suitable occasion to make exception – costs order nisi confirmed – defendant to have 50% of costs before Recorder and all costs of appeals

Legal issues: Costs of appeals - exception to general rule

Outcome: Costs order nisi confirmed; plaintiff's application to vary costs of appeals dismissed.

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