Read the full judgment text of FCMC 9657/2016 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 5 November 2018 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial causes – leave to appeal – District Court Ordinance s 63A – jurisdiction – stay of consent order – costs – husband applied for leave to appeal against ruling on jurisdiction – court applied test of reasonable chance of success or interests of justice – court held points raised not of sufficient weight – consent order not stayed – court retains jurisdiction to enforce orders – costs awarded to wife.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal test · Stay of Consent Order · Costs of application
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed. Costs awarded to Petitioner.
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