楊佩玲 v. Super Best Investment Ltd

Read the full judgment text of HCA 1465/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 10 January 2024.

1. I refer to my Decisions handed down on 29 September and 17 November 2023 [1] .

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Case No.HCA 1465/2022[2024] HKCFI 126
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High Court CFI
Date10 Jan 2024
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HCA 1465/2022

[2024] HKCFI 126

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

ACTION NO 1465 OF 2022

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BETWEEN    
  楊佩玲 Plaintiff
  AND  
  SUPER BEST INVESTMENT LIMITED
(佳達投資有限公司)
Defendant

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Before: Hon K Yeung J in Chambers
Dates of Statement of Costs and Reply
by the Defendant:
30 November and
19 December 2023
Date of List of Objections by the Plaintiff: 18 December 2023
Date of Decision on Costs: 10 January 2024

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DECISION ON COSTS (2)

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1.I refer to my Decisions handed down on 29 September and 17 November 2023[1].

2.I have considered the Statement of Costs and Reply filed on behalf of D, and the List of Objections filed on P’s behalf.

3.I agree that Items C1, C3, D1 and D2 are excessive.  For C and D, and adopting a broad-brush approach, I allow only 20 hours in total.

4.I find Counsel’s fees to be reasonable.

5.Overall, I summarily assess the total costs, after discount, at HK$167,000.

6.I make no further costs order in respect of this assessment.

  (Keith Yeung)
  Judge of the Court of First Instance
  High Court

List of Objections by Chung & Kwan, for the Plaintiff

Submissions on Costs and Reply by Leung & Lien, for the Defendant


[1] [2023] HKCFI 2494 and [2023] HKCFI 2998 respectively.  The summary assessment in relation to P’s summons for leave to appeal will be dealt with separately.