Read the full judgment text of CACV 151/1998 on BabelCite. This 高等法院上訴法庭 judgment was delivered on 12 July 2000 before Master Lung in Chambers.
Costs Taxation — Litigation by Plaintiff as Litigant in Person — Review of hourly rates awarded on taxation — Application of Order 62 rule 28A and indemnity principle — Plaintiff’s previous hourly charges adjusted for inflation upheld — Plaintiff’s claim for $4,000/hour rejected — Loss of business opportunity claim for $7.875 million too remote and speculative — Expert witness Mr. Hubert Woo’s hourly rate of $2,000 confirmed as fair given experience and status — Defendant’s appeal against costs order dismissed by Court of Appeal — Review application rejected with costs awarded against plaintiff.
Legal issues: Hourly rate for litigant in person · Consideration of loss of business opportunity in costs taxation · Hourly rate for expert witness Mr. Hubert Woo
Outcome: Original taxation decisions on hourly rates affirmed; plaintiff ordered to pay costs of the review application to the defendant
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