INDAH, VEBY MEGA V. OWT ASIA LTD

[2025] HKCA 720 Court of Appeal 1 August 2025 • CACV322/2021 • 26 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

We allow the appeal of IKC on Ground 1 and set aside the NLATO.

Source: [2025] HKCA 720, Court of Appeal, decided 1 August 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Work Injuries & Employees' Compensation

Judges (3)

Barma Coram Cheung Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (2)

Ip, Kwan & Co Firm Wing So Counsel Ip Kwan & Co

Parties (2)

Owt Asia Limited Respondent Indah, Veby Mega Applicant

Case Significance

INDAH, VEBY MEGA V. OWT ASIA LTD [2025] HKCA 720 was an employees' compensation appeal heard by the Court of Appeal on 1 August 2025, arising under the District Court Ordinance (s 63(3)) and the Rules of the District Court. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of IKC on Ground 1 and set aside the NLATO, holding: "We allow the appeal of IKC on Ground 1 and set aside the NLATO."

Summary

Indah Veby Mega's solicitors, Ip Kwan & Co, appealed a costs order disallowing legal aid taxation of certain costs and imposing a no-legal-aid-taxation order (NLATO) after it was found the firm had failed to lodge interlocutory judgment within required timescales in an employment discrimination case. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part, finding the judge had not given prior indication she was considering a wasted costs order, denying IKC procedural fairness.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Indah, Veby Mega v. OWT Asia Ltd [2025] HKCA 720?

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of IKC on Ground 1 and set aside the NLATO, holding: "We allow the appeal of IKC on Ground 1 and set aside the NLATO." The dispute arose under the District Court Ordinance in an employees' compensation matter.

What area of law does Indah, Veby Mega v. OWT Asia Ltd [2025] HKCA 720 concern?

The case falls within work injuries and employees' compensation, concerning provisions of the District Court Ordinance, including s 63(3), and the Rules of the District Court, before the Hong Kong Court of Appeal.