Read the full judgment text of HCCT 36/2018 & HCCT 37/2018 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 2 September 2021 before Hon Mimmie Chan J.
Construction and Arbitration Proceedings — Consolidated actions HCCT 36/2018 & HCCT 37/2018 — Post-judgment corrections — Costs and interest — Application of Order 20 rule 11 to correct clerical slips — Corrected judgment sums aligned with expert evidence and court’s manifest intention — Enhanced interest and costs under Order 28 rule 24 awarded due to Plaintiff's failure to respond to Defendant’s sanctioned offer — Order 22 rule 23 applied to apportion costs between pre and post sanction offer periods — Plaintiff liable to pay net judgment sums and partial Defendant's costs — Draft judgment order to reflect corrected sums and costs. The Court clarified limits on permissible corrections and confirmed the appropriateness of enhanced interest given the litigation conduct. Final orders include corrected monetary awards, specified interest rates, and costs allocation reflecting parties’ relative success and conduct.
Legal issues: Correction of accidental slips in judgment sums · Application for enhanced interest and costs under Order 28 rule 24 · Costs orders relating to pre and post sanctioned offer periods · Scope of permissible corrections under Order 20 rule 11
Outcome: Plaintiff liable to pay net sum to Defendant; certain monetary errors in judgment corrected; enhanced interest and costs awarded to Defendant; costs orders specified for periods before and after 13 November 2020.
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