Read the full judgment text of HCMP 1498/2016 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 September 2019 before Deputy High Court Judge Allan Leung.
Costs – Discretion – Conduct of parties – Sham divorce – Credibility – Variation of costs order – No order as to costs of claim – Costs of defence to counter-claim – Costs of summons – High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of First Instance – HCMP 1498/2016 – Decision on Costs – 17 September 2019 – Deputy High Court Judge Allan Leung – Plaintiff WONG WAI WING (黃偉榮) – Defendant MANG FAN LIN (孟凡蓮) – Plaintiff sought variation of Costs Order Nisi – Court found parties colluded in sham divorce to appease children and recover assets – Both parties credibility questioned – No order as to costs of claim – Defendant to pay costs of defence to counter-claim – Defendant to pay 50% of costs of Plaintiff's Summons
Legal issues: Variation of Costs Order Nisi regarding claim costs · Costs of defence to counter-claim · Costs of Plaintiff's Summons
Outcome: No order as to costs of plaintiff's claim; Defendant to pay plaintiff's costs of defence to counter-claim; Defendant to pay 50% of costs of Plaintiff's Summons.
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