Read the full judgment text of HCA 1611/2019 & HCA 2275/2019 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 29 November 2022 before Deputy High Court Judge Leung.
Civil procedure – costs – application to set aside summary assessment of costs – abuse of process – indemnity costs – The plaintiff in HCA 1611/2019 and 2nd defendant in HCA 2275/2019 applied to set aside a costs order summarily assessing costs payable by him. The court found the application devoid of merits and dismissed it. Costs were awarded to the other party on an indemnity basis but summarily assessed at HK$15,000, as briefing counsel was not justified.
Legal issues: Application to set aside costs order
Outcome: Application dismissed.
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