Read the full judgment text of HCA 2140/2008 and HCA 597/2009 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 14 December 2010 before Hon Chung J.
Costs – libel – jury trial – jury deposit – s. 15(1) Jury Ordinance (Cap. 3) – costs follow the event – defendants applied for jury trial but failed to pay jury deposit – plaintiffs objected due to complex legal issues – defendants later abandoned jury trial stance – costs incurred by plaintiffs before abandonment – usual rule applied – defendants ordered to pay plaintiffs' costs from 29 October 2010 to 10 December 2010 – summary assessment directed.
Legal issues: Costs of jury trial dispute
Outcome: Defendants ordered to pay plaintiffs' costs from 29 October 2010 to 10 December 2010 in relation to the jury trial disagreement.
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