Read the full judgment text of FCMC 16285/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 17 January 2019 before DDJ K K PANG.
Costs – Matrimonial Proceedings – Jurisdiction – Conduct of parties – Order 62 – Independent Appraiser – Whether challenge to jurisdiction was meritorious – Whether party successful – W's challenge unmeritorious and unreasonably pursued – H regarded as successful party – W ordered to pay H's costs from 21 May 2018 to 12 October 2018 – No order as to costs after 12 October 2018
Legal issues: Merits of W's challenge · Successful party · Conduct of parties · Admissible offer to settle
Outcome: W shall pay H of the costs of H's Application from 21 May 2018 up to and including 12 October 2018, including all reserved costs, to be taxed if not agreed. There should be no order as to costs after 12 October 2018. Neither party is wholly successful in the costs argument.