Read the full judgment text of CACV 20/2020 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 7 June 2021 before Hon Cheung and Au JJA and G Lam J in Court.
Costs – variation of order nisi – successful party failing on issue causing significant increase in costs – gift defence rejected – reduction of costs award – appeal costs – broad-brush approach – no order as to costs of summonses
Legal issues: Variation of costs order nisi · Costs of the appeal between plaintiff and 2nd defendant
Outcome: Order nisi varied: plaintiff to pay 2nd defendant 20% of costs below (reduced from 40%). Other parts of plaintiff's summons and 2nd defendant's summons dismissed. No order as to costs of the summonses.
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