Read the full judgment text of HCA 1611/2019 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 17 October 2023 before Deputy Judge Leung Chun Man (梁俊文).
Civil procedure – application for leave to appeal – costs order – summary assessment – delay – no reasonable chance of success – High Court Ordinance s.14AA(4) – applicant sought leave to appeal against costs order of 29 July 2022 and summary assessment of 29 August 2022 – application made over a year late – no explanation for delay – previous unsuccessful applications – proposed appeal lacked merit as costs are discretionary and no error of principle shown – application dismissed – costs awarded to respondent summarily assessed at HK$16,000.
Legal issues: Application for leave to appeal against costs order and summary assessment
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
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