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heard before me on 8 May and 7 November 2013 (“Decision”). For the
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sake of convenience, I shall adopt the abbreviations in the Decision.
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2.
By the Summons, Google Inc sought inter alia the following
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reliefs:
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(a)
a declaration that the court has no jurisdiction over Google
Inc in respect of the subject matter of the claim and/or the
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reliefs/remedies sought against them in the present action, or
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alternatively a declaration that the court should not exercise
any jurisdiction it may have;
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(b)
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an order that (i) the CWoS and Leave Order be set aside or
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discharged, (ii) service of the CWoS on Google Inc be set
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aside, and (iii) all subsequent proceedings in the present
action be stayed.
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3.
By the Decision, I dismissed the Summons and granted a
costs order nisi in favour of Yeung against Google Inc (with all costs
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reserved if any) to be taxed if not agreed (“Order”). There was no
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application by either party to vary the above costs order nisi, so it has
been made absolute.
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On 12 September 2014, the plaintiff filed a summons for
leave to appeal against the Order (“Leave Summons”) with a draft Notice
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of Appeal (“Draft Notice”) annexed thereto. The hearing of the Leave
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Summons came before me on 23 October 2014 (“Leave Hearing”).
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