Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 012519/1997 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 1 June 2000.
1. This is an application by the defendant to set off its taxed costs against the plaintiff's taxed costs under Order 62 rule 18(a) of the Rules of the High Court or alternatively under the court's inherent jurisdiction. It is ordinarily not necessary to give written reasons in an application of this kind. However, after submissions, the parties invited me to do so on the basis that in Hong Kong, there is hitherto no authority on the questions arising from this application and the reasons of my