Read the full judgment text of HCCT107/1999 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 6 March 2000 before Hon Burrell J.
Costs – Arbitration Ordinance (Cap.341) – consolidation of arbitrations – costs order nisi – parties’ submissions on costs – partial agreement and opposition – no fine tuning necessary – third respondent consented early to consolidation to minimize costs – no order as to third respondent’s costs – costs order nisi confirmed as final. The applicant initially sought to consolidate arbitrations which was opposed by the 1st and 2nd respondents but consented to by the 3rd respondent. Various submissions and correspondence revealed no full agreement on costs allocation. The court considered conduct and timing but found no justification to adjust costs or allocate differently. The 3rd respondent did not act wrongly, and their costs were balanced by the fact they were not opposed by others, leading to no order as to their costs. The court confirmed the costs order nisi as final to include costs of the additional hearing.
Legal issues: Costs order in arbitration consolidation proceedings
Outcome: Costs order nisi confirmed as final; no costs order made against the 3rd respondent.