Read the full judgment text of FCMC 11994/2011 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 7 November 2017 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Costs – Matrimonial Causes – Consent Order – Costs following agreement – Discretion of court – Order 62 rule 3(2) of the Rules of the High Court, Cap 4A – Gojkovic v Gojkovic [1992] Fam 40 – HK v BD, CACV 252 of 2009 unreported – LCHJ v SYMA FCMP 28/2014 – Petitioner wife legally aided – Application for upward variation of maintenance – Parties reached consensus on all outstanding matters save for costs – Court held husband should contribute towards wife's costs despite consent order – Husband ordered to pay 25% of wife's costs of the application dated 20 February 2017 on a party and party basis – Petitioner's own costs taxed in accordance with Legal Aid regulations.
Legal issues: Costs order following consent agreement
Outcome: Husband ordered to pay 25% of wife's costs of the application dated 20 February 2017 on a party and party basis. Petitioner's own costs taxed in accordance with Legal Aid regulations. Costs of this application to wife.
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