Hong Kong Regulations

LEGAL AID (SCALE OF FEES) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 8

Disallowance or reduction of costs on taxation

(1) Without prejudice to the rules of court, on the taxation of an aided
person's costs in any proceedings where the aided person's solicitor has
without good reason delayed in filing his bill of costs for taxation the whole
of the profit costs may be disallowed or reduced.

(2) The aided person's solicitor shall forthwith inform counsel of any
disallowance or reduction of counsel's fees on taxation. (Enacted 1989)