Hong Kong Regulations

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (COSTS) RULES - RULE 5

Taxation of bill of costs less than $20000

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) A party entitled to require any costs to be taxed shall file in Court his
bill of costs and obtain from the Registrar an appointment to tax.

(2) Not less than 7 days' notice of the appointment to tax together with a
copy of the bill of costs shall be served by that party on every person
entitled to be heard on taxation. (L.N. 223 of 1988)

(3) In any proceedings for taxation where the amount on the bill of costs does
not exceed $20000 the Registrar may in the first instance, by notice in
writing, inform the party commencing the proceedings for taxation of the
amount which he proposes to allow as costs on taxation and, in such a case,
that party shall either-

   (a)  serve a copy of the notice together with a copy of the bill of costs
        on every person entitled to be heard on taxation; or

   (b)  apply for an appointment to tax under paragraph (1). (L.N. 223 of
        1988)

(4) The Registrar shall allow costs in the amount specified in any notice
under paragraph (3), unless with 14 days after the service of a copy of such
notice any person entitled to be heard on taxation applies for an appointment
to tax. (L.N. 223 of 1988) (Enacted 1986)