Read the full judgment text of HCA 1919/2016 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 January 2019.
1. This is an appeal from a decision of Master J Wong dated 31 August 2018 dismissing the plaintiff’s application by summons dated 10 August 2017 for a wasted costs order against Messrs Brenda Chark & Co. (“BCC”), the former solicitors of the defendant (“Hanjin”). The plaintiff (“Cargo Channel”) made the claim on the ground that BCC did not have authority to act for Hanjin from 1 September 2016 onwards. I conducted the appeal by way of re-hearing.
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