Read the full judgment text of HCB 5129/2004 on BabelCite. This HCB judgment was delivered on 27 August 2004.
1. The debtor was the plaintiff in HCA5590/2000 in which he sued the petitioner for defamation. The claim was dismissed by Hartmann J on 19 September 2001 after trial of a preliminary issue which lasted two days. The defendant was ordered to pay the costs of that action. The costs eventually taxed by Master Au-Yeung on review amounted to $516,211.60. This petition is based on the taxed costs and interest, totalling $615,758.01.