Read the full judgment text of HCCT 35/2018 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 11 November 2020 before Hon Mimmie Chan J.
Construction and arbitration proceedings — Sanctioned payment made 14 months before trial after discovery and witness statements exchanged — Application for orders under O 22 r 23 (3) and (4) RHC — Court found no injustice in granting the orders given early payment and procedural context — Variation of interest on costs ordered at 2% above judgment rate from 6 April 2020 to judgment date, thereafter at judgment rate — Plaintiff ordered to pay costs of application on indemnity basis, taxed if not agreed — Outcome: Defendant’s summons granted with specified variations in interest and costs orders.
Legal issues: Order under O 22 r 23 (3) and (4) RHC regarding sanctioned payment · Interest rate and costs order variation
Outcome: The court granted the Defendant’s summons with variation orders concerning interest on costs and costs of application.
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