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Part B is a working guide to filing, the hearing and enforcement. Part C contains the schedules and the draft documents.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"16","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5187e236-be81-42b8-8f78-67db69457087","order":18,"text":"1. PARTIES","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S01"},{"id":"7925c052-78ab-49e2-a50a-e4c5bc1fac1f","order":19,"text":"The Claimant is an individual.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"35e40da4-6b2f-4781-bfa3-eeb4b0e91c77","order":20,"text":"The Claimant's full name is [Full name]. 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None is a post office box or a care-of address, neither of which is accepted by the Registry for the purposes of Form 1.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"db0ecd40-0469-4070-ba2e-9126d5ee72ac","order":28,"text":"The particulars of each Defendant have been verified, before the filing of this claim, by a search at the Companies Registry or by the Business Registration Application Form obtained from the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department, as the case requires. The search results will be produced at the call-over.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"de3a6ae4-1acc-44eb-ad8a-a8655ff31dc0","order":29,"text":"2. 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Headings are for convenience only and do not affect construction.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5671d175-8d2d-4e22-ac73-1c2e24c50f3b","order":32,"text":"The singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; and words importing one gender include every other gender and include a corporation, a sole proprietorship and a partnership.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b2d9d2de-e3c6-4442-9dc7-5d0913af2161","order":33,"text":"A reference to the Defendant is a reference to each of the First Defendant and the Second Defendant, together and separately.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b28cf7c5-d184-4a83-ab96-a6c289db28ea","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"b88735c7-fdc5-4d4e-aa77-6f0f6a40cd8e","order":34,"text":"3. 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None of the exclusions in the proviso to paragraph 1 of that Schedule applies.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"01debe56-0205-4f63-ace6-17e5b11f135a","order":37,"text":"No relief, redress or remedy is sought other than the payment of money, interest and costs. Section 5(3) of the Ordinance, which permits a claim including some other relief to be brought in another court, therefore has no application.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"19e2b757-4197-472c-ac26-643460deeddf","order":38,"text":"The claim has not been split or divided so as to bring the sum claimed within the Tribunal's jurisdiction, which is prohibited by section 8 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8caea6a8-f696-4f03-a468-61c90d679378","order":39,"text":"No barrister or solicitor has a right of audience before the Tribunal, save where acting on his own behalf as a party: section 19(2) of the Ordinance. Legal costs are accordingly not recoverable in the Tribunal.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7343cf92-8c9e-4c8d-9503-c6508d3f274f","order":40,"text":"The Claimant will appear in person, as a party having a right of audience under section 19(1) of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"e29d2d24-36db-46b5-bc6d-2e2e522ce7b6","value":"a company incorporated in Hong Kong","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"e29d2d24-36db-46b5-bc6d-2e2e522ce7b6","value":"a sole proprietorship carrying on business in Hong Kong","type":"remove","operator":"="},{"field":"e29d2d24-36db-46b5-bc6d-2e2e522ce7b6","value":"a partnership carrying on business in Hong Kong","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"6b800119-79d4-43a0-8c02-592214a777e9","order":41,"text":"The Claimant, not being a natural person, will appear by an officer or employee of the corporation, or by a proprietor or partner of the firm, as the case may be, each having a right of audience under section 19(1) of the Ordinance. Any other representative requires the leave of the Tribunal and a written authority, and may not be counsel or a solicitor.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"e29d2d24-36db-46b5-bc6d-2e2e522ce7b6","value":"an individual","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"577feffe-3f19-43db-881f-a563489efda5","order":42,"text":"Proceedings in the Tribunal are conducted in an informal manner, the Tribunal may inquire into any matter it considers relevant whether or not raised by a party, and the rules of evidence do not apply: sections 16 and 23 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"defa562a-dbac-4419-bfdd-cc3c7fb0d1da","order":43,"text":"4. 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The Claimant's reference for the transaction is [Reference].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"compensation for damage to property","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"709b6887-367d-4d9f-a4ad-1a51623e0bee","order":52,"text":"The Claimant sold and delivered the said goods to the Defendant, and the Defendant took delivery of them and accepted them without objection as to quantity, quality or condition. Property in the goods passed to the Defendant on delivery, and the price became due and payable in accordance with the Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"goods sold and delivered","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"8e28e15c-890d-4047-8d7e-d0cd3b3971ba","order":53,"text":"The Claimant performed the said services for the Defendant with reasonable care and skill and within a reasonable time. The Defendant accepted the services without complaint, and the agreed charges became due and payable in accordance with the Agreement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"services rendered","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"4d5943c0-eb0e-41c1-9fa3-4cdca0170a67","order":54,"text":"The Claimant lent the said sum to the Defendant, who received it and promised to repay it in accordance with the Agreement. The loan was made at the Defendant's request and for the Defendant's own use and benefit, and the Claimant is not a money lender licensed under the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap. 163).","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"money lent","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"8b1a4dba-ebf1-4566-b1ff-01b1def44caa","order":55,"text":"The Defendant occupied the premises let under the Agreement and thereby became liable to pay the rent and the other sums reserved by the Agreement as and when they fell due. The sums claimed remain outstanding, whether or not the tenancy has since determined. 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It has been paid in part only, as set out in the section entitled Credits and Part Payments.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0697ef1b-6185-4a04-8cf7-e6d184edcf55","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"6187412f-941a-4ae9-b6ca-3d2ea7dd7904","order":73,"text":"The Defendant has failed or refused to pay the sum claimed, and it remains due and owing. The Claimant has performed all conditions precedent to entitle the Claimant to be paid, and no set-off, counterclaim or deduction has been notified to the Claimant in writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"compensation for damage to property","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"1fc488aa-53b5-4e26-b4f8-5b48461e6d54","order":74,"text":"The Defendant has failed or refused to make good the loss, and the sum claimed remains due and owing. No set-off, counterclaim or deduction has been notified to the Claimant in writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"compensation for damage to property","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"bc1389d5-26b3-4d8f-8cd3-0aa825d43b4a","order":75,"text":"The arithmetic of the sum claimed is set out in the section entitled Computation of the Sum Claimed, and the supporting documents in the section entitled Schedule of Documents, as required by section 13 of the Ordinance, which obliges a claim to state particulars reasonably sufficient to inform the Defendant of the ground of the claim and of the manner in which the amount claimed has been calculated.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d85b51b9-d81e-43c1-9bf2-174abe1f32f6","order":76,"text":"8. 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The balance now claimed is stated in the section entitled Relief Claimed.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0697ef1b-6185-4a04-8cf7-e6d184edcf55","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"e43b923e-675b-4b87-963a-988374f2e045","order":80,"text":"The Claimant will further rely upon that payment as a part payment in respect of the debt within the meaning of sections 23 and 24 of the Limitation Ordinance, from the date of which a fresh period of limitation runs.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0697ef1b-6185-4a04-8cf7-e6d184edcf55","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"0152babe-2bd5-450c-b67f-84027ec9a795","order":81,"text":"9. 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The Claimant will produce the demand, and proof of its despatch, at the hearing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8e5266c5-3294-4721-8aad-90c1512948bd","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"a4b208f8-a6fb-452f-a5cf-93285701c956","order":84,"text":"No formal letter of demand has been sent. The Claimant relies upon the requests for payment already made to the Defendant, whether by invoice, statement of account, message or orally, particulars of which will be given in evidence.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8e5266c5-3294-4721-8aad-90c1512948bd","value":"no","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"2cadb2b6-b554-4b25-9958-49b29c4bba0c","order":85,"text":"Before filing, the Claimant intends to send the letter set out in the section entitled Letter Before Claim, allowing the Defendant 14 days in which to pay, and to keep a copy of it together with proof of despatch.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8e5266c5-3294-4721-8aad-90c1512948bd","value":"no","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"cb807d8a-5791-4422-ac8d-197adc60310d","order":86,"text":"The Claimant is aware that, when exercising its discretion as to costs and expenses under section 24 of the Ordinance, the Tribunal may take into account whether the Defendant was given a reasonable opportunity to pay before proceedings were commenced.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8e5266c5-3294-4721-8aad-90c1512948bd","value":"no","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"01f4c88e-cf45-40de-8c0c-b9bc0cfe2316","order":87,"text":"The Defendant remains in default.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5673981d-48ef-420b-856e-f2f64f5b9be8","order":88,"text":"10. 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The rate for both purposes is, by section 33(4), the rate applicable from time to time to judgment debts under section 50 of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336), as determined by the Chief Justice and revised quarterly.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6d3bf1ce-6307-4c05-90fd-c36655eec820","order":91,"text":"The Claimant claims interest at the agreed rate of [Rate] per cent per annum, being the rate agreed between the parties, on the principal sum from [Date] until payment or earlier judgment.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"799c8f52-6360-46d3-a8b6-57bce16150ac","order":92,"text":"As at the date of this claim, interest so computed amounts to HK$[Amount] over [Number] days, and continues to accrue. The computation is set out in the section entitled Schedule of Interest.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"4aa662c3-443f-4d7f-bd06-58736a0ffa72","order":93,"text":"No rate of interest having been agreed between the parties, the Claimant claims interest under section 33 of the Ordinance at the judgment rate of [Rate] per cent per annum on the principal sum from [Date] until payment or earlier judgment.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"9e46e908-ade7-456c-a542-5d8a676271ed","order":94,"text":"As at the date of this claim, interest so computed amounts to HK$[Amount] over [Number] days, and continues to accrue. The computation is set out in the section entitled Schedule of Interest.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"98662c64-2b76-4fe4-bf65-5fb6980f26ce","order":95,"text":"The Claimant claims no interest in respect of the period before the award. The Claimant's entitlement to interest on any sum awarded, from the date of the award until satisfaction, is preserved by section 33(3) of the Ordinance and is not waived.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"none","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"342fa33c-a011-4268-ab56-c8091bda4fc2","order":96,"text":"The sum claimed being money lent, the effective rate of interest is subject to the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap. 163), which applies to lenders generally and not only to licensed money lenders. With effect from 30 December 2022, an effective rate exceeding 48 per cent per annum is prohibited by section 24 of that Ordinance, and an agreement for repayment or for the payment of interest at such a rate is illegal and unenforceable; an effective rate exceeding 36 per cent per annum is presumed by section 25 to be extortionate, in which case the transaction may be reopened.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"money lent","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"none","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"291c6d8a-f519-4861-83f9-adbb9573053c","order":97,"text":"The interest claimed by the Claimant does not exceed either of those limits.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b3c3c539-7696-4af1-bd0d-7dd877c440f6","value":"money lent","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"none","type":"remove","operator":"="}]},{"id":"d757aaf0-86cd-4b26-b7f5-12319b06737d","order":98,"text":"11. 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That period accordingly expires on [Date], and this claim is brought within time.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"a954fe49-5510-4cd4-87b9-e79c86a6f1d8","order":105,"text":"Where the Defendant has acknowledged the debt in writing signed by him or by his agent, or has made a part payment in respect of it, sections 23 and 24 of the Limitation Ordinance provide that a fresh period of limitation runs from the date of that acknowledgment or payment. 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It is not filed with the Tribunal and forms no part of the Particulars of Claim.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"14","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"738c877a-5e93-4923-b148-bb865060cfa6","order":136,"text":"16. FILING THE CLAIM AND THE PRESCRIBED FEE","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S16"},{"id":"dde16030-0082-4cbd-8818-7a442bfcca57","order":137,"text":"Proceedings are commenced by filing a claim with the Registrar: section 12 of the Ordinance. The claim must be in writing in the prescribed form, in English or in Chinese, and signed by or on behalf of the Claimant. The Registrar may also permit a claim to be made orally and will reduce it to writing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"51b8d160-e257-46e7-aa39-6eb6b2696188","order":138,"text":"In practice the Claimant completes Form 1 (Title to Claim: General Form) and Form 2 (Form of Claim). Form 1 records the full names and Hong Kong addresses of the parties. Form 2 states the amount claimed in Hong Kong dollars, the grounds of the claim and the breakdown of the sum; Part A of this pack is designed to be annexed to Form 2 as a continuation sheet.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"30aea376-02be-41fb-8748-753fa62b01b9","order":139,"text":"Before filing, verify the Defendant's particulars. For a corporation, obtain a company search from the Companies Registry showing the current registered office. For a sole proprietorship or a partnership, obtain the Business Registration Application Form from the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department to establish the trade name, the principal place of business and the names of the proprietor or partners.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b2fcb067-2fc0-4d5a-b247-1d98cbaff937","order":140,"text":"Forms 1 and 2 must be filed at the Tribunal Registry in person, or by a representative; filing by post, by fax or by email is not accepted. The Registry of the Small Claims Tribunal is at 3/F, Tower B, West Kowloon Law Courts Building, 501 Tung Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b0c1314a-6e97-4115-aa84-d3cd88d8e321","order":141,"text":"The prescribed filing fee for this claim is HK$40. The fee is HK$20 where the amount claimed does not exceed HK$5,000; HK$40 where it exceeds HK$5,000 but not HK$25,000; HK$70 where it exceeds HK$25,000 but not HK$50,000; and HK$120 where it exceeds HK$50,000 but not HK$75,000.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"19c4cb51-dac8-4098-8ad9-6c6ffc2678be","order":142,"text":"The Registry is open from Monday to Friday, from 8:45 am to 1:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm, and is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. When a typhoon signal or a black rainstorm warning is in force, the Judiciary's published arrangements apply and hearings may be vacated; the position should be confirmed with the Registry by telephone.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4f45a96f-ec88-4347-9212-de13aada6897","order":143,"text":"Amendment of the claim after filing requires the permission of the Adjudicator, a further attendance at the Registry and a further fee, and may expose the Claimant to the costs of any additional hearing. The particulars should therefore be settled before filing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"52944ba5-8791-4549-89be-37ff5c90f2b8","order":144,"text":"The Claimant intends to conduct the proceedings in English, and will notify the Registry in advance if interpretation is required.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"361f992a-e0f3-434b-af27-fd862bbbd583","order":145,"text":"17. SERVICE AND THE NOTICE OF HEARING","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S17"},{"id":"187a0864-c269-4998-b3ee-4b09f7c5de81","order":146,"text":"On filing, the Registrar fixes a place and date for hearing the claim, which must be not later than 60 days after the claim is filed, and causes a copy of the written claim and a notice of hearing in the prescribed form to be served on every Defendant: section 14 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"a7084575-2786-4c9f-a95f-40c32dfdb2dd","order":147,"text":"The Claimant is given Form 3 (Notice of Place and Day fixed for Hearing), showing the date, the time, the court room and the address of the call-over. The Bailiff Section sends copies of Forms 1, 2 and 3 to each Defendant by ordinary post.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"a91aa1ea-8173-47b3-9f12-2d15900dca0c","order":148,"text":"Service may be effected by delivering the documents personally to the Defendant, by leaving them with some person for him at his last known place of residence or business, by sending them by post to that address, or in such other manner as the Registrar directs.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1a0b433d-1672-4b8b-a193-2eebe6a3dd8a","order":149,"text":"If the claim cannot be served, the Claimant will be asked at the call-over to supply and, if necessary, to verify a correct address, and the Tribunal may allow another means of service. If service cannot be effected at all, the Tribunal cannot deal with the claim, so the Defendant's particulars must be correct and current when the claim is filed.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"a9809016-32f4-4f68-bec8-22f1644002c1","order":150,"text":"18. STEPS OPEN TO THE DEFENDANT","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S18"},{"id":"f376b267-e123-410b-8e7a-4cefe3e5a97e","order":151,"text":"The Defendant may, before the call-over and before filing a defence, pay into court a sum equal to the amount claimed together with the Claimant's filing fee as costs, without the permission of the Adjudicator. After the call-over, or after a defence has been filed, payment in requires a written application specifying the amount and whether it is offered in full or in partial satisfaction.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"fdf5fba1-ee39-4d0c-83d4-66cf55bd7db5","order":152,"text":"The Defendant may admit the claim but seek time to pay or payment by instalments, in which case he must support the application with a table of monthly income and expenditure and with documentary evidence such as bank statements or tax returns. The Tribunal may order that an award be paid by instalments.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0cc12668-ef6f-4b28-9d98-6505789b3ad1","order":153,"text":"The Defendant may file a defence at the Registry and serve a copy on the Claimant well before the call-over, replying to each allegation in the claim paragraph by paragraph.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"51a9d2f7-0147-410c-a82d-790035ec9672","order":154,"text":"The Defendant may also file a counterclaim, in person at the Registry and on payment of the prescribed fee, serving a copy on the Claimant. A counterclaim which is not within the Tribunal's jurisdiction must be transferred, and execution on any judgment for the Claimant is then stayed until the transferred proceedings are determined, unless the Tribunal orders otherwise: section 10 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"58c0f133-8f3f-4235-bf0b-13c44886e312","order":155,"text":"If the Defendant does not appear, the Claimant may apply for judgment. Judgment will be entered only if the Tribunal is satisfied that the claim and the notice of hearing were served and that the Claimant is entitled to judgment; the application may be supported by an affidavit verifying the facts relied on: section 17 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1ce57a4b-2293-4e8b-b814-86921ab98f55","order":156,"text":"Where the Tribunal directs a party to comply with an order within a specified time and that party fails to do so, the Tribunal may dismiss the claim or counterclaim, stay the proceedings or enter judgment against that party, on such terms as it thinks just: section 26A of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c69284b9-701a-47ee-8061-6658460a1f03","order":157,"text":"19. 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Where a party is a sole proprietorship the proprietor should attend, and where it is a partnership all the partners should attend.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6da19bc8-2202-4d4f-9a13-3fb0c983fee7","order":160,"text":"An individual party who wishes another person to attend in his place must apply to the Tribunal for leave, supported by good reasons and by evidence; leave will not readily be given. The representative must produce a signed letter of authority, must obtain the leave of the Tribunal, must be fully familiar with the case, and may not be counsel or a solicitor.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1fde7c9b-fc0c-449a-a77b-6f299749118c","order":161,"text":"At the trial, in addition to the parties and any permitted representative, every witness from whom evidence is to be given must attend.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e5d78b87-015d-4d62-95ec-81ca8704ea06","order":162,"text":"20. THE CALL-OVER","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S20"},{"id":"abfb1fb2-938f-4aa5-a75e-52b150ff2208","order":163,"text":"Set aside at least half a day for the call-over. Bring every document already filed with the Tribunal or received from the Defendant, the originals of all documents relied on together with two sets of photocopies, and the company or business registration searches relating to the Defendant. A Claimant which is a corporation should also bring a copy of its most recent Annual Return, and a Claimant which is a firm a copy of its Business Registration Application Form.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e88c3fe2-3e1f-4c7b-ac20-09b813c8c5a0","order":164,"text":"A Tribunal Officer will interview the parties in order to classify the case as defended or undefended, to assist the parties to settle on a voluntary basis, and to identify the main issues if no settlement is reached. Tribunal staff assist on procedure only and cannot give legal advice.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3f587839-e16e-4a62-91cc-29deb70f0a68","order":165,"text":"If the case does not settle, the Adjudicator gives directions for the future conduct of the case, typically for the filing and service of the defence and any counterclaim, any reply and defence to counterclaim, the witness statements and the supporting documents, and adjourns the case to a mention date. Directions must be complied with punctually: otherwise the claim may be dismissed, judgment may be entered without trial, and costs may be ordered against the party in default.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"49bb939f-f369-4f42-9fe4-2da3ab70ca51","order":166,"text":"A claim inappropriately commenced in the Tribunal may be transferred to another court or tribunal at the call-over or at any later stage.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"65a9b2e1-d42b-4de3-b7d4-03af1b45d75c","order":167,"text":"21. 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Both parties must attend every hearing and bring all documents filed and served.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"685ab935-36ac-48b8-8ad0-b44fb714cd02","order":170,"text":"An application to adjourn should be made as soon as the need arises. There is no prescribed form: a letter stating the claim number, the court number, the hearing date, a contact telephone number and the reasons will suffice, supported by documentary proof and, where possible, by the other party's written consent. Business commitments and holidays are not usually accepted as good reasons, and the costs of an adjournment may be ordered against the applicant.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f04ab049-4d41-4ae1-8dc6-f7b8b87dd919","order":171,"text":"A claimant who no longer wishes to proceed may discontinue by filing a Notice of Discontinuance, without leave before the call-over but with the leave of the Adjudicator afterwards. Unless leave is given and the hearing date vacated, the parties must attend as directed.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"49edc7e7-63e2-4e7a-97b2-861cc82f7d3e","order":172,"text":"22. EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S22"},{"id":"d8940bcb-fe60-46c8-9bcf-97b41fa2efd1","order":173,"text":"The burden of proof lies, in general, on the party who makes the allegation, subject always to the directions of the Adjudicator. Evidence may take the form of oral testimony, documents, photographs, audio or video recordings and electronic data. The rules of evidence do not apply and the Tribunal may receive any evidence which it considers relevant: section 23 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4fa847f1-4c8e-417e-bf9a-033760a2a701","order":174,"text":"Copies of all witness statements and of every document relied on must be filed with the Tribunal and served on the other party in accordance with the directions given, and at the same time. The originals are retained by the filing party and must be available for inspection at any hearing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6421884a-fdbb-4863-99b3-14d90f03006c","order":175,"text":"Where a document is coloured and the colour is significant, a coloured copy must be filed and served. Photographs should be affixed to A4 paper and numbered.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c63359fd-e06c-4641-9ffd-c0f7ef21fe6b","order":176,"text":"Where a document is in Chinese and the proceedings are conducted in English, or the reverse, a translation will be required. The Registry charges a prescribed fee for certifying a translation made elsewhere, and translations should be commissioned early because they take time.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3ef5b691-f124-4e3b-80d8-c4d196e95303","order":177,"text":"Paginate the papers as a whole: the Claimant's pages are numbered C1, C2 and so on, and the Defendant's D1, D2 and so on, so that any document can be identified at once by its page number.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"890e9bf7-a99e-4b1e-a578-8647cf2087ef","order":178,"text":"Filing by email is not accepted, whether of the claim, a counterclaim, a defence, a witness statement or documentary evidence. Enquiries and applications relating to a particular case must be made in writing, signed and dated, and sent in good time.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b346ac14-d939-45c9-a4b7-b8b0de374ee2","order":179,"text":"23. WITNESSES AND WITNESS SUMMONSES","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S23"},{"id":"60ea409b-742c-4aec-92ee-229ece0cdc30","order":180,"text":"A witness statement must set out the facts within the personal knowledge of the witness, in chronological order, in numbered paragraphs, and must be signed by the witness with his name stated beneath the signature. Evidence of what others have said, not being within the personal knowledge of the witness, may be refused admission or given little weight.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1eedf58e-8712-48d2-8acc-61ccb405ed49","order":181,"text":"A corporation or a firm cannot make a witness statement. Where a party is a corporation or a firm, the statements must be given by its officers, employees or other individuals having personal knowledge of the relevant facts.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"872bcaea-bf82-4d33-9673-43f07e6f49dc","order":182,"text":"The Claimant intends to rely on the evidence of the following witnesses: [Witnesses].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5ad2e056-a9c4-41dd-9eea-73d40a2432d9","order":183,"text":"A skeleton for the Claimant's own statement appears in the section entitled Draft Witness Statement of the Claimant, and should be completed in the witness's own words before the date fixed for exchange.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c2641c7b-53af-448b-ac9f-5f84fac558af","order":184,"text":"Where a witness is unwilling to attend, the party may apply to the Adjudicator for leave to take out a witness summons using Form 5, and the application should be made at least three weeks before the trial date. The prescribed witness expenses must be paid. A person served with a summons who, without sufficient cause, refuses or neglects to attend or to produce the documents required, or who refuses to be sworn or to give evidence, is liable to a fine: section 35 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"fd45e882-e43f-446f-be36-3a81d0e9754c","order":185,"text":"Where the issues are technical, such as the reasonable cost of repairing damaged property or the accepted quality standard for particular goods or services, an expert statement or report may be necessary. Expert evidence is expensive, and the Adjudicator may be asked whether it is required before it is commissioned.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d2fcdc48-fe79-446e-8afe-d38d680e1f8d","order":186,"text":"24. SETTLEMENT AND MEDIATION","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S24"},{"id":"7f492c3d-1c02-4f12-96cb-510c3c8fe7c2","order":187,"text":"Proceedings should be a last resort. Consider whether the dispute can be resolved by negotiation, including by agreeing a schedule of instalments, both before the claim is filed and at every stage afterwards.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"09d75970-df82-45c4-93e6-78636f889fd5","order":188,"text":"Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process in which a trained and impartial mediator assists the parties to communicate and to reach their own agreement. The Adjudicator may encourage the parties to consider mediation at a suitable stage. Enquiries may be made of the Integrated Mediation Office (West Kowloon).","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"9c610aa8-bdcd-4ba2-8fd6-65fd2d8316cf","order":189,"text":"It is the duty of both the Adjudicator and the Tribunal Officer to attempt to assist the parties to settle. If terms are agreed at the call-over or at a mention, the Tribunal Officer submits them to the Adjudicator for a consent order, which is then sent to the parties by post.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"326fe4ae-ceb2-48d3-a60c-e53e6ad86cdf","order":190,"text":"Any settlement should be recorded in writing and submitted for a consent order, so that it may be enforced as an order of the Tribunal without a fresh claim. The terms should state the sum, the dates of payment, the consequence of default, and whether the sum is accepted in full and final settlement.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"2aa7d43d-1d52-43a8-8a44-78d5fc1b4f23","order":191,"text":"25. PREPARING FOR THE HEARING","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S25"},{"id":"cdf33ba4-5f67-462d-97f1-adc4f32bf1f8","order":192,"text":"Work through the following before each hearing:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"50b0e0f4-153b-4d32-8fe2-1de7ee81da29","order":193,"text":"— read the claim, the defence and any counterclaim again, and list every allegation that is admitted, denied or left unanswered;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f77da4e7-994d-4cbc-8d4a-3e46239d4ce8","order":194,"text":"— check that every direction given at the last hearing has been complied with, and by the date given;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"78e4a21d-9dec-4b70-815a-56941befede1","order":195,"text":"— assemble the bundle in date order, paginate it with the prefix C, and bring the originals with two sets of copies;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"9f214bcc-29dc-42a6-8145-67381ea34ebf","order":196,"text":"— prepare a short chronology, taken from the section entitled Chronology of Material Events, and a one-page summary of the arithmetic;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"63383b74-0bc3-405f-bd1d-9828bed4962a","order":197,"text":"— for each of the other party's witnesses, write out the questions to be put in cross-examination, each directed at a single fact;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6fb64f8c-11d5-4263-bbc1-ac8ca2bdd729","order":198,"text":"— identify, for every disputed fact, the document or the witness which proves it, and be ready to say where it appears in the bundle;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e989756e-e40c-4c56-a713-129e893a5d14","order":199,"text":"— confirm that each of your own witnesses will attend, and let them refresh their memory from their statements;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ff7a9ccf-1c48-4ae7-8a3a-cd71898da4cd","order":200,"text":"— keep a running note of recoverable expenses and of any wages lost, for the section entitled Schedule of Costs and Expenses Claimed;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c0519fec-6386-4c9e-b4ca-69b83c5a4588","order":201,"text":"— consider, one last time, whether a reasonable settlement is preferable to the risk and the delay of a trial.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0dc1be33-5b07-4f5e-8446-73935688dc7a","order":202,"text":"Arrive early, report to the Court Clerk in the registration room shown on Form 3, address the Adjudicator as Sir or Madam, and do not interrupt the other party while he is speaking.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"706fe675-046c-4ea1-80d4-918852dd8d67","order":203,"text":"26. THE TRIAL","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S26"},{"id":"1caa7ead-3905-4696-8fb1-ff2dc75c0367","order":204,"text":"All parties and their witnesses must attend the trial. If the Claimant does not appear, the claim may be struck out or dismissed. If the Defendant does not appear, judgment may be entered against him provided that the Claimant proves the claim.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3a00c326-f4b4-44c8-8d73-f0bffd2dec37","order":205,"text":"Witnesses give oral evidence on oath or affirmation, or unsworn if the Tribunal so allows. Evidence is given in three stages: examination-in-chief, in which the witness gives his account of the relevant facts; cross-examination, in which he answers the questions of the other party; and re-examination, limited to matters raised in cross-examination.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"52f416ba-da8b-43fa-9ea3-6b04c52cc7a6","order":206,"text":"The Claimant and the Claimant's witnesses give evidence first, followed by the Defendant and his witnesses. Take notes of the evidence as it is given, so that questions in cross-examination can be framed on it. Final submissions are optional; they are not evidence, and serve only to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence already given.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d3ef1e69-6c3b-4fa5-987d-538714157419","order":207,"text":"The Adjudicator may give judgment at the end of the trial or on a later date. An award or order made orally is reduced to writing as soon as possible and in any event within 14 days, and the written award or order is served on the parties by the Registrar: section 18 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3b6e2203-eb83-4af3-8f7a-555492dcb4b0","order":208,"text":"A person who, at a hearing, uses a threatening or insulting expression to or concerning the Adjudicator, or who behaves in an insulting manner or wilfully interrupts the hearing, may be sentenced summarily to a fine and to imprisonment for six months: section 35A of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0eae5590-e2c9-469e-a081-8d92a521c053","order":209,"text":"27. COSTS AND EXPENSES","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S27"},{"id":"597f365b-0243-4243-aff7-e9a2c4073bc1","order":210,"text":"The Tribunal may award costs and expenses, which may include any reasonable expenses necessarily incurred and any loss of salary or wages suffered by a party in attending the hearing, and any reasonable sum paid to a witness for expenses necessarily incurred and for loss of salary or wages in attending: section 24 of the Ordinance. An award of costs must direct the amount to be paid by each party liable to pay, and is enforceable in the same manner as any other award.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4bf778f9-8a1b-443e-9834-5491645b10ef","order":211,"text":"Legal costs are not recoverable, because no barrister or solicitor has a right of audience. A party may nevertheless take legal advice before the hearing at his own expense, and free advice may be available through the Free Legal Advice Scheme of the Duty Lawyer Service at certain District Offices.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"e0987a7e-cc97-46fa-86d2-b57e472ccd6c","order":212,"text":"Costs may be ordered against a party who applies to adjourn, who amends the claim or counterclaim, who fails to comply with directions, or who applies to set aside an award or order, whether or not that application succeeds. The Tribunal may also dismiss a claim which it considers frivolous or vexatious on such terms as to costs as it thinks fit: section 25 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"43404009-f4a5-4fbc-99f4-db5f906070d0","order":213,"text":"Keep a contemporaneous record of every recoverable expense and produce it when costs are dealt with; the items presently anticipated are listed in the section entitled Schedule of Costs and Expenses Claimed.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4fb2b66a-7c38-4e4a-ad67-27b090bb416d","order":214,"text":"28. SETTING ASIDE, REVIEW AND APPEAL","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S28"},{"id":"9b4f59a6-5432-43ab-b9a2-ed942b893053","order":215,"text":"Where an award or order was obtained in the absence of a party, that party may apply to the Tribunal to set it aside, using Form 8D and setting out the reason for the absence with supporting proof. The application must be made within 7 days after the hearing, or within such further period as the Tribunal allows: section 32A of the Ordinance. Whether the application succeeds or fails, the defaulting party is usually ordered to pay the costs of that hearing.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"9ba1382c-dc44-4310-bae2-54423465817c","order":216,"text":"A party dissatisfied with an award or order may apply to the Adjudicator for a review, using Form 8C and setting out full reasons, within 7 days after the date of the award or order and on payment of the prescribed fee. On a review the Adjudicator may re-open and re-hear the claim wholly or in part, may call or hear fresh evidence, and may confirm, vary or reverse the award: section 27A of the Ordinance. The review is normally heard by the same Adjudicator, no legal representation is permitted, and the costs are generally modest.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"cf202cf5-f6a8-458d-a5c7-5bd85ab586a2","order":217,"text":"A party may instead, or afterwards, apply to the Court of First Instance for leave to appeal, using Form 9 lodged with the Registrar of the High Court. The application must be lodged within 7 days after the written award or order is served, or, if within that period the party asks the Tribunal for the reasons, within 7 days after the reasons are served. The Registrar of the High Court may extend that time for good cause: section 28 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"19668f04-bd26-43ed-a152-72095cc257d9","order":218,"text":"Leave will be granted only on a ground involving a question of law alone, or on the ground that the claim was outside the Tribunal's jurisdiction. The Court of First Instance may allow or dismiss the appeal or remit the matter, may draw inferences of fact and may make orders as to costs, but may not reverse or vary the Tribunal's findings of fact and may not receive further evidence. A refusal of leave is final. Lawyers may be engaged on an appeal and the costs can be substantial.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"9adb8cc9-bcb2-46d4-9a10-7ae84df6c1e8","order":219,"text":"A party aggrieved by the decision of the Court of First Instance may apply to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal within 7 days, and leave will be granted only where a question of law of general public importance is involved: section 29A of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"bb798375-c2f5-4e40-a10b-2fe9679e8785","order":220,"text":"The filing of an application for leave to appeal does not of itself operate as a stay of execution of the award, unless the Tribunal, the Court of First Instance or the Court of Appeal otherwise orders, and any stay may be made subject to conditions as to costs, payment into the Tribunal or the giving of security: section 31 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5f3238da-e862-4c1f-aaab-54223becaea4","order":221,"text":"29. ENFORCEMENT OF THE AWARD","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S29"},{"id":"3c6d53dc-45b2-4d21-b2a7-c8825592c9a7","order":222,"text":"An award of the Tribunal may be enforced in the District Court in the same manner as a judgment of that court: section 32 of the Ordinance. The Tribunal does not enforce its own awards and will not pursue the losing party for payment; the successful party must take enforcement steps himself.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"45d36ee0-367d-4c65-887d-b32567c21b0b","order":223,"text":"The usual first step is a writ of fieri facias. Obtain the application form, known as a praecipe, and the writ form from the Registry or the Judiciary's website; complete the particulars of the judgment debtor and the sum to be recovered; pay the prescribed fee at the Accounts Office; and collect the sealed writ from the Registry once it has been signed by the court.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"4314767c-4a2b-4d68-9abb-633717ac4b36","order":224,"text":"Deliver the sealed writ to a Bailiff Office together with a deposit covering the Bailiff's expenses. The Bailiff levies execution on the goods and chattels of the judgment debtor up to the amount endorsed on the writ plus the estimated fees of execution, makes an inventory of the items seized and places them in the charge of watchmen. The debtor is in practice allowed a grace period of five working days in which to pay; failing payment, the goods are sold by public auction and the proceeds applied first to the court charges and the watchmen's fees and then to the judgment creditor.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"03ec4010-6f30-43e0-a2a2-062a5ff1ac66","order":225,"text":"The Bailiff has no power to break into domestic premises. If no one answers the door, if entry is refused, or if it cannot be shown that the goods belong to the judgment debtor, the attempt fails, the costs of the attempt are deducted from the deposit, and a further deposit may be required for any further attempt. It is prudent for the judgment creditor to accompany the Bailiff, by prior appointment, so that instructions can be given on the spot.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b8be9ff1-1711-47fe-8bd0-350fa843a5a0","order":226,"text":"Where execution against goods is unlikely to succeed, the other methods of enforcement available in the District Court should be considered: a garnishee order attaching a bank account or another debt owing to the judgment debtor; a charging order over land or securities; an order for the examination of the judgment debtor as to his means; an order prohibiting the judgment debtor from leaving Hong Kong; and, in an appropriate case, bankruptcy or winding-up proceedings.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"42683327-6cd1-4d97-b352-117ea28dd495","order":227,"text":"Before incurring the expense of execution, consider whether the judgment debtor has assets; what is presently known is recorded in the section entitled Schedule of the Defendant's Known Assets. An unsuccessful attempt is paid for by the judgment creditor. The award continues to carry interest from its date until satisfaction under section 33(3) of the Ordinance, and enforcement should not be delayed unnecessarily.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"105f9e82-a9b4-4180-93d9-051b76b0a9a9","order":228,"text":"30. IF THE DEFENDANT IS INSOLVENT OR CANNOT BE FOUND","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S30"},{"id":"566554e0-121c-4c97-a40e-9554e37c01d0","order":229,"text":"If the Defendant is an individual who has been adjudged bankrupt, the debt must be proved in the bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) rather than enforced by execution, and the Official Receiver's Office should be approached for the trustee's particulars.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c99ed125-b4e5-454b-9eac-6e755b649a1f","order":230,"text":"If the Defendant is a company against which a winding-up order has been made, or in respect of which a provisional liquidator has been appointed, no action or proceeding may be proceeded with or commenced against it except by leave of the court: section 186 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32). The debt should be proved in the liquidation instead.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c82b7ba6-a1fc-4c75-8a9e-8b671433805d","order":231,"text":"A judgment debt which remains unsatisfied may itself found a statutory demand and, in due course, a bankruptcy petition or a winding-up petition. That course is expensive and should not be taken without advice, but the prospect of it is often enough to secure payment.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"f9a8b36b-22b1-4336-8879-00bdc0ad4cf5","order":232,"text":"If the Defendant cannot be found, ask the Tribunal for leave to serve in another manner, and consider a fresh search at the Companies Registry or at the Business Registration Office. A claim which cannot be served cannot be determined, and the limitation period continues to run in the meantime.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b53ddc6d-9df2-409d-b4ce-f5ecdd7fa2ac","order":233,"text":"31. TRANSFER OF THE CLAIM","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S31"},{"id":"19eea3cc-bdd1-443b-9028-736a4e3d5828","order":234,"text":"The Tribunal may at any stage of the proceedings, of its own motion or on the application of a party, transfer the proceedings to the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board, the Labour Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal, the District Court or the Court of First Instance, whereupon the practice and procedure of that body applies: section 7 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8d7f5bbb-6928-4ea8-99f3-5744bd5c784a","order":235,"text":"Where proceedings are transferred, the costs both before and after transfer are, subject to any order of the Tribunal, in the discretion of the body to which they are transferred, which may also determine the scale on which they are taxed: section 11 of the Ordinance. Legal representation is permitted after transfer, and the costs of the receiving court are recoverable in the ordinary way.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"0d698d27-6a1d-498c-9fe6-389b90b35143","order":236,"text":"A party may apply, within 7 days of the decision to transfer and on notice in the prescribed form to all other parties, for the Court of First Instance to review that decision; the Court may confirm the decision or remit the claim to the Tribunal, and may make such order as to costs and expenses as it thinks fit: section 27 of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"c34e5456-92e6-451d-846b-f9316bc5d7aa","order":237,"text":"32. TABLE OF TIME LIMITS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S32"},{"id":"8815ec7e-1889-428c-9020-5050a672ed45","order":238,"text":"The following periods are those most often missed. Each runs from the date shown and, save where stated, is not extended as a matter of course:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"90aa41de-d546-4c11-a4a4-a7319f9a0195","order":239,"text":"— six years from the accrual of the cause of action, to file the claim: section 4(1) of the Limitation Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3a541411-0e0b-42f1-9633-64f1ec7a6d1a","order":240,"text":"— not later than 60 days after filing, the date fixed by the Registrar for the first hearing: section 14 of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4733b144-24c1-4911-90bb-ff671698edc7","order":241,"text":"— 7 days after the hearing, to apply to set aside an award or order made in a party's absence, using Form 8D: section 32A of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"954cc84b-fb62-4c86-9fc8-db24dc5434ba","order":242,"text":"— 7 days after the award or order, for a party to apply for a review using Form 8C, the Adjudicator's own power of review lasting 14 days: section 27A of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"079e468e-e1bf-4151-af5a-d68835884bea","order":243,"text":"— 7 days after service of the written award or order, or of the written reasons if these were requested within that period, to lodge Form 9 applying for leave to appeal: section 28 of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7978a3cc-0488-41ca-995f-60b7a5992d7f","order":244,"text":"— 7 days after the decision of the Court of First Instance, to apply to the Court of Appeal for leave: section 29A of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"263ed888-47ae-40c1-979a-1e91220d52a6","order":245,"text":"— 7 days after a decision to transfer, to apply for a review of that decision: section 27 of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5e987564-d075-41d4-a394-77fd7b1cba43","order":246,"text":"— 14 days within which an oral award or order must be reduced to writing: section 18(3) of the Ordinance;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"d2f8a73e-0cc5-4bbd-91ef-0f399c57e611","order":247,"text":"— three weeks before the trial, the time by which an application for a witness summons on Form 5 should be made.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"21cd2af2-9f80-455e-ac18-7237418e3ff2","order":248,"text":"Diarise each of these dates as soon as it is known, and count the days from the date of service, not from the date borne by the document. A period expressed in days includes weekends and public holidays unless the last day falls on one, in which case it runs to the next day on which the Registry is open.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"19e91c33-649c-4ef0-9cdb-d372a9964157","order":249,"text":"PART C — SCHEDULES AND DRAFT DOCUMENTS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"8","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"24"},{"id":"4b6192a9-a352-48a8-b35d-74fb9ec332c8","order":250,"text":"The schedules below form part of the Claimant's working papers. The Schedule of Documents and the witness statement are filed and served when the Tribunal so directs; the remainder are for the Claimant's own use.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"14","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"4e2865bb-288e-4eed-92f4-214d0794866d","order":251,"text":"33. COMPUTATION OF THE SUM CLAIMED","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S33"},{"id":"0167fe9c-aea0-419a-848a-0c0ff1964595","order":252,"text":"The sum claimed is arrived at as follows, in satisfaction of section 13(d) of the Ordinance:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b1d20b35-256a-4003-a590-2710260fcd5d","order":253,"text":"— principal sum due: HK$[Amount];","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"013d8903-f4b5-42be-8c0f-3485f447db3a","order":254,"text":"— less credit for sums received from the Defendant: HK$[Amount];","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0697ef1b-6185-4a04-8cf7-e6d184edcf55","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"d888d31d-6469-486e-ae5a-50210bb3c7f4","order":255,"text":"— less credit for sums received from the Defendant: none, no payment having been received;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"0697ef1b-6185-4a04-8cf7-e6d184edcf55","value":"no","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"b14a415a-c7e3-429c-8aaf-e6954952187a","order":256,"text":"— plus interest at the agreed rate to the date of the claim: HK$[Amount];","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"32383c10-f2ae-4e5d-ade1-6c63d0cc3e83","order":257,"text":"— plus interest at the judgment rate to the date of the claim: HK$[Amount];","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"f654e500-2f9e-4d89-ba8c-f875a92bb4c1","order":258,"text":"— interest to the date of the claim: none claimed;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"none","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"a4a7fa65-9e8e-4fa6-b69e-c19104c02bbe","order":259,"text":"— less the excess abandoned under section 9 of the Ordinance: HK$[Amount];","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"b7651800-8b41-41aa-8f48-d7759b2fa8c4","value":"yes","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"b585f66e-0100-45e4-8aed-d86c5ba572d8","order":260,"text":"— total sum claimed: HK$[Amount].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b7d85b7b-5690-46af-a84e-17a7abd140ea","order":261,"text":"The figures above must agree with the amount entered on Form 2 and with the sum stated in the section entitled Relief Claimed. Where they do not, the claim should be corrected before filing rather than amended afterwards.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"befa35c4-4f1c-41ff-9640-6ff8f53ea701","order":262,"text":"34. SCHEDULE OF INTEREST","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}],"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S34"},{"id":"43765ba9-27ce-4b46-b45c-05a8cef8a8cf","order":263,"text":"Principal sum on which interest is claimed: HK$[Amount].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"438e52b5-62e1-4bf7-83f5-d8102d024ce8","order":264,"text":"Rate claimed: [Rate] per cent per annum, being the rate agreed between the parties.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"ef9aa9f3-818d-4e4a-b950-67b3f2a526fd","order":265,"text":"Rate claimed: [Rate] per cent per annum, being the judgment rate determined by the Chief Justice under section 50 of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336) and applied by section 33(4) of the Ordinance.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"33a5ed42-a1c2-4aa6-92fd-9dcb3c4cc16e","order":266,"text":"Period: from [Date] to the date of this claim, being [Number] days.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"cd6245da-a4fe-4782-92ce-f25934511b16","order":267,"text":"Period: from [Date] to the date of this claim, being [Number] days.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"701a0636-bff2-447d-9056-b9f89f4440dd","order":268,"text":"Interest accrued to the date of this claim: HK$[Amount].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"469e0c61-dad0-44a5-a19a-606d2485ef98","order":269,"text":"Interest accrued to the date of this claim: HK$[Amount].","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"52331ebc-dbc4-4522-9197-c0c058ee699b","order":270,"text":"Method of computation: the principal sum is multiplied by the annual rate expressed as a decimal, divided by 365 and multiplied by the number of days in the period; the daily figure is carried to two decimal places and the total rounded to the nearest dollar. Interest is simple, not compound, unless a term of the agreement expressly provides otherwise.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"70d67357-7a01-4f15-bdac-847fd293f73d","order":271,"text":"Where the judgment rate has changed during the period, the computation is made in separate tranches, one for each rate in force, and the tranches are added together. The rate applicable to each quarter is published by the Judiciary.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"0242512f-9fcd-49ce-b58b-f501b1ee5623","order":272,"text":"Interest continues to accrue from the date of this claim until payment or earlier judgment, and thereafter on the sum awarded until satisfaction. An updated computation, brought down to the date of the hearing, will be produced to the Tribunal.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"contractual","type":"add","operator":"="},{"field":"ed2265db-5bb8-4b57-b94b-a8dd74f69769","value":"statutory","type":"add","operator":"="}]},{"id":"3c972600-e047-4507-abc0-87f18352d2c4","order":273,"text":"35. SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S35"},{"id":"e35775e2-4f93-430d-a946-a53bebcaa321","order":274,"text":"The Claimant relies on the following documents, copies of which will be filed with the Tribunal and served on the Defendant in accordance with the directions given:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"3729319e-ccbd-444f-9802-7e54a8701e8f","order":275,"text":"[List of documents relied on]","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"feaad8c9-e1d4-4000-a6b7-c8ed8ee96bee","order":276,"text":"The documents are to be listed in date order and paginated consecutively with the prefix C. The originals will be produced at the hearing for inspection by the Tribunal and by the Defendant, and will be retained by the Claimant until then.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"83db41d2-d670-4d21-a404-efecc8e9ef85","order":277,"text":"36. SCHEDULE OF COSTS AND EXPENSES CLAIMED","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S36"},{"id":"81dcf63f-6527-4ed6-a3ed-57512d77b1e2","order":278,"text":"The Claimant will ask the Tribunal to allow, under section 24 of the Ordinance, the filing fee of HK$40 together with the following:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7988768d-7899-41df-a88d-c53b60b9a227","order":279,"text":"[Expenses and lost earnings]","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"5d62e93a-b869-4204-b35e-8edaa98b0dc6","order":280,"text":"The other fees which may fall due in the course of the claim are, at the date of this pack:","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"6","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7fa63d42-f6ec-4bcf-ade2-ba74be4b2378","order":281,"text":"— filing an amended claim or counterclaim: HK$20;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"94c8ebc9-17be-4141-acf9-2109c52d1817","order":282,"text":"— a witness summons, including service, for each witness: HK$33;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"183cdbe6-94fa-4246-8fb6-6fc01b75f4bd","order":283,"text":"— travelling expenses for each witness summoned by a party: HK$55;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"81c4d469-8702-4566-9d07-c37c6da79b1e","order":284,"text":"— an inter-partes summons, including service: HK$55;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"6b3553b4-c00f-42d2-a24f-f9580feea3c6","order":285,"text":"— filing a writ of execution: HK$55;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"b5a20eaf-bca8-4f82-88b6-40782de48df1","order":286,"text":"— an application to set aside an award or order: HK$61;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"1e086bf7-9079-4e97-ae1e-c285864005cd","order":287,"text":"— an application for a review: HK$61;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"8e2c1a6d-aadc-4757-84c1-86d469705ba2","order":288,"text":"— an application for leave to appeal: HK$61;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"45d2a901-deae-4095-915b-75d0fea5154c","order":289,"text":"— filing an affidavit or declaration, including the oath: HK$121;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ac48234f-3792-4ff0-b817-7840763c500a","order":290,"text":"— a search of the register, file or document: HK$18 each;","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"4","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ae94ac2d-463e-448b-8f6e-9cb2233a0f24","order":291,"text":"— a watchman attending on execution: HK$83 per day.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":true,"active":true},{"id":"80638a4a-89e8-4267-aa38-9e1d3cbc9a5d","order":292,"text":"These are the fees prescribed by the Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules (Cap. 338B) as published by the Judiciary; they are revised from time to time and should be confirmed at the Registry before payment.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"7711a638-06cc-4328-afe7-221566b6d577","order":293,"text":"Receipts, tickets and payslips should be kept for each item, and a witness's expenses and lost earnings should be recorded separately from the party's own. Legal fees are not recoverable and must not be included.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"f2af777f-a7b9-4b28-a6d2-991183752c52","order":294,"text":"37. 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Do not incur the expense of a writ of fieri facias against premises which are known to be empty.","fontSize":"14","textAlign":"left","bold":false,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true},{"id":"ee365362-9393-4a92-abcc-835e5d87fa38","order":298,"text":"38. LETTER BEFORE CLAIM","fontSize":"16","textAlign":"left","bold":true,"underline":false,"marginBottom":"10","cflou":false,"active":true,"displayConditions":[{"field":"8e5266c5-3294-4721-8aad-90c1512948bd","value":"no","type":"add","operator":"="}],"marginTop":"22","sectionNum":"S38"},{"id":"3509a22b-1b8b-482c-b96b-b43116dcad29","order":299,"text":"No written demand having yet been sent, the letter below should be sent to the Defendant, and a copy kept together with proof of despatch, before the claim is filed. 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