Quorum Associates Llc v. Dandan Zhang
Read the full judgment text of HCA 1911/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 October 2005.
1. The defendant is asking for leave to appeal against my costs order. This application is dismissed with costs to be paid to the plaintiff.
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HCA1911/2002 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ACTION NO.1911 OF 2002 ---------------------- BETWEEN
--------------------------------------- Before : Deputy High Court Judge Fung in Chambers (Open to the public) Date of Hearing : 26 October 2005 Date of Delivery of Decision : 26 October 2005 ------------------------ DECISION ------------------------ 1.The defendant is asking for leave to appeal against my costs order. This application is dismissed with costs to be paid to the plaintiff. 2.In the plaintiff’s original application for leave to discontinue, the issue was whether it should be on standard costs or indemnity costs. The Master ordered indemnity costs, and upon appeal to me in chambers, I ordered standard costs. The main reason was that I concluded there was neither mala fides nor oppression. 3.The plaintiff’s claim was mainly for confidential information. A defence was filed, but at the end of the day the plaintiff got back the confidential information even without proceeding to trial. I cannot see that the plaintiff could be charged with mala fides or oppression. Hence, I awarded standard costs. I also dismissed the application for leave to appeal against my exercise of discretion of costs on the basis of there is no realistic prospect of success.
Mr Andrew Hart, of Messrs Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, for the Plaintiff Defendant, acting in person, present. |
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