Read the full judgment text of FCMC 14906/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 17 September 2015 before Deputy District Judge A. N. Tse Ching.
Matrimonial Causes Ordinance – Jurisdiction – Substantial connection – Submission to jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – Form 4 – Whether filing Form 4 constitutes submission – Whether Respondents had substantial connection with Hong Kong – Whether challenge to jurisdiction was out of time – Court held Respondents submitted to jurisdiction by filing Form 4 without qualification – Court held Wife had substantial connection with Hong Kong – Summonses challenging jurisdiction and forum dismissed with costs.
Legal issues: Submission to jurisdiction via Form 4 · Substantial connection with Hong Kong · Time limit for jurisdiction challenge · Forum non conveniens
Outcome: 1st Respondent's summonses dismissed with costs to the Petitioner.
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