Read the full judgment text of HCMP 243/2011 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 January 2014 before Hon Au-Yeung J.
Civil procedure – Costs – Certificate for 2 counsel – Slip rule – Functus officio – Consent Judgment – Taxing Master – Indemnity costs – Civil Justice Reform – High Court – Whether court functus officio regarding sealed costs orders – Whether slip rule applies to amend orders for counsel certificate – Whether consent judgment contained implied term for 2 counsel fees – Application dismissed for categories A, B, C1, E and D – Amendment granted for categories C2 and F – Costs of summons denied to Defendants
Legal issues: Functus officio status of the court · Application of the slip rule to Costs Orders · Implied term in Consent Judgment · Costs of the summons application
Outcome: Summons dismissed save that costs order dated 31 October 2011 in respect of the original trial dates shall be amended to include a provision for certificate for 2 counsel. Costs order dated 22 May 2012 in favour of D3 amended to provide for certificate of 2 counsel. Order nisi that there be no order as to costs.
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