Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 4 January 2018 before Deputy District Judge Bruno Chan.
Family law – ancillary relief – costs – Calderbank offers – leave to appeal – clean break – medical condition – asset pool – District Court – variation of costs order – refusal of leave to appeal on assets – grant of leave to appeal on clean break – Deputy District Judge Bruno Chan – Husband's application to vary costs order refused due to short time for first Calderbank offer and Wife's medical needs – Wife's leave to appeal on asset calculation refused as post-trial figures not presented at trial – Wife's leave to appeal on clean break granted due to medical condition and future needs – Costs of Husband's application no order – Costs of Wife's appeal application costs of appeal
Legal issues: Husband's Application for Costs · Leave to Appeal - Miscalculation of Assets · Leave to Appeal - Error in Ordering Clean Break
Outcome: Husband's application for costs refused; Wife's application for leave to appeal refused on asset calculation ground, granted on clean break ground.