XU YING v. XU WEIHONG

CAMP 216/2020 & CACV 421/2021

[2021] HKCA 1670

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 216 OF 2020

(ON AN INTENDED APPEAL FROM HCA NO. 2650 OF 2017)

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CACV 421/2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 421 OF 2021

(ON APPEAL FROM HCA NO. 2650 OF 2017)

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DECISION ON COSTS

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Hon Cheung JA (giving the Decision of the Court)  :

1.  The defendant’s application to vary the costs order nisi is dismissed with costs to the plaintiff. We do not consider that the plaintiff’s failure on the malicious falsehood point is so separate and substantial as to detract from the fact that he is the winner overall or to call for a reduction of the costs awarded to him by 50% or indeed by any other significant proportion.