Read the full judgment text of CACV151/1998 on BabelCite. This 高等法院上訴法庭 judgment was delivered on 12 September 2000 before Hon Cheung J in Chambers.
Costs taxation — Assessment of hourly rates — Reliance on historic billing records adjusted for inflation appropriate without recent evidence — Business loss claims not recoverable in taxation — Expert witness hourly rate assessment based on comparison in absence of specific evidence. The plaintiff, an engineer, sought an excessive hourly rate without recent fee evidence; also claimed business loss and expert fees. The taxing master relied on credible past fee notes and rejected inadmissible new evidence. The Court upheld the master’s discretion under Order 62, rule 28(A)(2) of the High Court Rules to fix fees and disallow business loss. Plaintiff’s review application dismissed with costs to the defendant.
Legal issues: Assessment of hourly rate for taxation · Recoverability of business loss in taxation · Assessment of expert witness Mr Woo's hourly rate
Outcome: The plaintiff's application for review of the taxing master's decision was dismissed with costs to the defendant.
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