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HCA 1778/2022
[2024] HKCFI 3714
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
ACTION NO 1778 OF 2022
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BETWEEN
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INTEGRATED CAPITAL (ASIA) LIMITED |
Plaintiff |
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CHAN TING |
Defendant |
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Hon K Yeung J in Chambers |
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Date of Statement of Costs and Reply by the Defendant:
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29 November and
20 December 2024
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Date of Statement of Objections by the Plaintiff:
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13 December 2024 |
| Date of Decision on Costs: |
31 December 2024 |
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DECISION ON COSTS
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1. I refer to my Decision handed down on 12 November 2024. I refer to the costs order nisi I made at §33. The costs order nisi has since become absolute.
2. I have considered D’s Statement of Costs of 29 November 2024, P’s Statement of Objections of 13 December 2024, and D’s Reply of 20 December 2024.
3. I have considered the nature of the appeal. I am of the view that Item B1 (“Attendance on client” by 2 fee earners of 8 and 15 hours) and part of Item B3 (“Attendance on counsel” of 8 hours by NL) are excessive. For B1, I allow in total only $47,200 (half of the claimed amount). For B3, I allow half of NL’s total fees only.
4. I am of the view that Item C2 (“Perusal of Documents” by 2 fee earners of 6 and 8 hours) is excessive. I allow only half of the claimed amount.
5. The other items are in my view reasonable.
6. On a broad brush approach, I summarily assess the costs which P has to bear at $600,000.
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(Keith Yeung) |
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Judge of the Court of First Instance
High Court |
Statement of Objections by Ince & Co, for the Plaintiff
Statement of Costs and Reply by Gallant, for the Defendant
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