Read the full judgment text of FAMV14/2015 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 May 2015 before Mr Justice Tang PJ.
Civil procedure – costs – security for costs – variation of amount ordered by Court of Appeal – statutory maximum under s 25(3)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance – discretion of court – complexity of proceedings – business transactions between plaintiff and defendant – guarantor – 9-day trial – multiple submissions on costs – substantial reduction on appeal – application to vary refused – costs order nisi
Legal issues: Variation of security for costs ordered by Court of Appeal
Outcome: Application to vary the amounts of security for costs refused.