Yuen Kwok Leung Eric and Another v. Ming Chor Pao By Her Guardian Ad Litem Chu Kwok Kee Kookie and Another

CACV 36/2020, [2023] HKCA 759

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO 36 OF 2020

(ON APPEAL FROM HCA 1637 OF 2015)

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BETWEEN

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(By Originating Writ)

AND

BETWEEN

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(By Order to Carry On of Master S Lo dated 2 November 2017)

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DECISION ON
ASSESSMENT OF COSTS

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Hon Chu VP (giving the decision of the Court):

1.On 17 May 2023, this Court handed down our judgment[1] dismissing the 2^nd defendant’s notice of motion applying for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against this Court’s judgment dated 19 April 2021[2].

2.We also ordered the 2^nd defendant to pay the plaintiffs the costs of the application to be summarily assessed, and gave directions for the filing of a statement of costs by the plaintiffs and a statement of objection by the 2^nd defendant, if he so wishes. 

3.In compliance with our directions, the plaintiffs filed a statement of costs on 24 May 2023.  The time for the 2^nd defendant to file a statement of objection expired on 7 June 2023.  The 2^nd defendant has until now not filed any statement of objection.

4.Having considered the statement of costs and taking a broad brush approach, we summarily assess the plaintiffs’ costs at HK$38,000. 

The plaintiffs represented by Fred Kan & Co

The 2^nd defendant, unrepresented, acted in person