Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3343/2015 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 7 August 2017 before His Honour Judge I. Wong.
Matrimonial causes – costs – divorce – 1st petition withdrawn and replaced by 2nd petition – 1-year separation by consent – costs discretion – no order as to costs – costs of argument – Petitioner successful in defending Respondent's claim for costs – FCMC 87/2014 and FCMC 3343/2015 – District Court – Judge I. Wong – Order 62, rule 3, RHC – Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (Cap 179) s.11 – Re Elgindata Ltd (No. 2) [1992] 1 WLR 1207 – SJH v RJH [2012] 4 HKLRD 308 – No order as to costs for main suits – Petitioner awarded costs of argument with counsel certificate
Legal issues: Costs of 1st Petition · Costs of 2nd Petition · Costs of the Argument
Outcome: No order as to costs for both petitions; Petitioner awarded costs of the argument with counsel certificate.
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