| 单词 | Indemnity costs |
| 释义 | 彌償訟費 All costs, including fees, charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration, incurred by a party to litigation in undertaking proceedings, except costs which are of an unreasonable amount or have been unreasonably incurred: The Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A) O 62 rr 1, 28; EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd [1982] 2 All ER 980, [1983] Ch 59 (CA). The receiving party is given the benefit of doubt when the taxing master has doubts as to whether the costs were reasonably incurred or were reasonable in amount: EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd, supra. Indemnity costs are ordinarily awarded only in circumstances involving misconduct, for example, to penalise a party where they have maintained a cause of action with no real prospect of success (Sung Foo Kee Ltd v Pak Lik Co (A Firm) [1996] 3 HKC 570 (CA)), where the proceedings were scandalous and vexatious, or had been initiated or prosecuted maliciously, or for an ulterior motive, or in an oppressive manner: UBC (Construction) Ltd v Sung Foo Kee Ltd [1993] 2 HKC 458 (HC); EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd, supra; Choy Yee Chun v Bond Star Development Ltd [1997] HKLRD 1327 (CA). Where the defendant instituted interlocutory applications based on points which are technical, time wasting and plainly wrong, ie ‘satellite’ litigation and its outcome is not intended to decide the issue between the parties, the court would order costs on an indemnity basis: Nintendo Co Ltd v The World Camera & Radio Co Ltd & Ors (t/a Kam Moon Camera & Vidoe Co) [1999] 2 HKLRD 199 (CA). The court may also make an order for indemnity costs on non-disclosure against a party who has failed to make full and frank disclosure on an ex parte application (New Asia Energy Ltd v Concord Oil (HK) Ltd [2000] 2 HKC 681 (CA)) or on extension of time after lengthy delay (Leung Yee & Ng Yiu Ming & Anor [2001] 1 HKC 342 (CA)). See also Common fund; Costs; Costs order; Party and party costs; Taxing master. 訴訟一方在承擔進行法律程序時所招致的所有訟費（包括費用、收費、代墊付費用、開支及酬金），但如該等訟費的款額屬不合理或是不合理地招致的，則屬例外：《高等法院規則》（第4A章）第62號命令第1及28條規則；EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd [1982] 2 All ER 980, [1983] Ch 59（英國上訴法院）。凡訟費評定官對有關訟費是否合理地招致或訟費的款額是否合理的問題有疑問，則收取此等訟費的一方享有疑點利益：EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd, 見上文。通常僅在涉及不當行為的情況下才判給彌償訟費，例如會就下列情況對一方加以處罰：在沒有真正機會得直的情況下仍繼續進行訴訟（Sung Foo Kee Ltd v Pak Lik Co (A Firm) [1996] 3 HKC 570（上訴法院））；法律程序屬惡意中傷及無理纏擾，或惡意地、基於別有用心的動機或以欺壓性的方式展開或提起法律程序：UBC(Construction) Ltd v Sung Foo Kee Ltd [1993] 2 HKC 458(高等法院)；EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd, 見上文；Choy Yee Chun v Bond Star Development Ltd [1997] HKLRD 1327（上訴法院）。凡被告人基於技術性、浪費時間及明顯地錯誤的問題而提起非正審申請（即附屬訴訟），而且其申請的結果並非意圖解決各方的爭論點，則法院會按彌償基準而命令該被告人支付訟費：Nintendo Co Ltd v The World Camera & Radio Co Ltd & Ors(t/a Kam Moon Camera & Vidoe Co) [1999] 2 HKLRD 199（上訴法院）。在某項單方面的申請上（New Asia Energy Ltd v Concord Oil(HK) Ltd [2000] 2 HKC 681（上訴法院））、或在漫長延誤後延展的審訊時間上（Leung Yee & Ng Yiu Ming & Anor [2001] 1 HKC 342（上訴法院）），如一方沒有作出全面及坦白的披露，法院可命令該方就其不披露支付訟費。另見 Common fund; Costs; Costs order; Party and party costs; Taxing master。 |
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