Read the full judgment text of FCMC 17740/2012 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment before Deputy District Judge D. Cheung.
Costs – Ancillary Relief – Calderbank Offer – District Court – Matrimonial Causes – Whether petitioner entitled to full costs of ancillary relief proceedings – Whether without prejudice offer should be given weight – Costs of costs application – W partially successful; H pays W costs of trial hearing only; No order as to costs prior to trial; H pays W half of this costs application
Legal issues: Entitlement to costs of ancillary relief proceedings · Weight of without prejudice offer · Costs of the costs application
Outcome: W partially successful; costs awarded for trial period only; no costs for pre-trial period; half costs for this application