Read the full judgment text of CAMP 218/2020 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 13 May 2021 before 林文瀚 (高等法院上訴法庭副庭長), 朱芬齡 (高等法院上訴法庭法官).
Civil procedure – Costs assessment – Common Fund – Leave to appeal – District Court Ordinance s.63A – Registrar's discretion – Counsel fees – Lam and Lai Solicitors v Ho Chun Yan Albert [2018] 2 HKC 402 – Whether Registrar erred in principle – Leave granted for specific items regarding 2013 and 2010 Counsel fees – Each party bears own costs
Legal issues: Whether the Respondent satisfied the test for leave to appeal under s.63A(2) District Court Ordinance · Whether the Registrar's assessment of Counsel fees contained an error of principle warranting intervention
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted for two specific items regarding Counsel fees; refused for other items. Costs of application: each party bears own costs.
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