Tang Kam Wah, Tang Ching Fan, Tang Ka Hi, Tang Ming Cheung (or Tseung), Tang Luen Hing and Tang Tai Tong as Managers of Tang Mung (or Mang or Mun) Lau Tso (1st Plaintiffs) v Tang Siu Cheung, Tang Ka Hi, Tang Soon Ching (or Chung), Tang Yuet Nam and Tang Shek Kiu as Managers of Tang Tsz Hau Tso (2nd Plaintiffs)

Read the full judgment text of CACV 000522/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 30 January 2001 before Mayo VP, Stock JA.

Civil procedure – costs – variation of costs order nisi – amendment of defence – hearing adjourned – whether order for 'all costs incurred up to adjournment' too wide – held: order varied to costs of hearing up to adjournment plus costs thrown away – plaintiffs to pay costs of application – compensation principle applied

Legal issues: Scope of costs order upon amendment of defence

Outcome: The defendants' application to vary the costs order is granted. The costs order nisi is varied: defendants to pay costs of the hearing in the Court of First Instance up to the point of adjournment, and any other costs thrown away by the amendment. Plaintiffs to pay costs of this application.