Read the full judgment text of FCMC 13299/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 8 May 2020 before His Honour Judge K.K. PANG.
Costs – Ex parte injunction – Matrimonial causes – Order 62 – Successful party – Conduct – Parties married in 1996 with three residential properties – Petitioner applied for ex parte injunction to restrain disposal of assets and possession of Matrimonial Home – Respondent applied to discharge injunction – Whether there was extreme urgency or need for secrecy justifying the ex parte application (No; Petitioner knew of actions months prior) – Whether one party was wholly successful or both partially successful (Both partially; Petitioner restrained possession, Respondent discharged injunction) – Whether W's conduct brought the litigation upon herself (Yes; unilateral actions exacerbated distrust) – No order as to costs of the three applications; Order nisi for no order as to costs of costs only proceedings.
Legal issues: Merits of the ex parte without notice injunction application · Who can be regarded as the successful party · The parties’ conduct
Outcome: No order as to costs of the three applications; order nisi for no order as to costs of costs only proceedings.
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