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Csyg v. Wsk

Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2676/2020 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 17 December 2020 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.

Costs – Summary Assessment – Matrimonial Causes – Form E – Consent Summons – Petitioner filed summons for Respondent to file Form E – Respondent filed Form E late – Hearing vacated by consent – Petitioner's costs summarily assessed at $20,000 – Respondent ordered to pay costs forthwith

Legal issues: Summary assessment of costs

Outcome: Respondent ordered to pay Petitioner's costs summarily assessed at $20,000.

Case No.FCMC 2676/2020[2020] HKFC 267
Court
Family Court
Date17 Dec 2020
JudgeHH Judge C.K. Chan
Case Document
100%Judiciary

FCMC 2676/2020

[2020] HKFC 267

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES NO. 2676 OF 2020

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BETWEEN

  CSYG Petitioner
  and  
  WSK Respondent

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Coram:  HH Judge C.K. Chan in Chambers (Not Open to Public)

Date of Decision:  17 December 2020

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D E C I S I O N

(Summary Assessment of Costs)

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1.On 4 September 2020, the Petitioner filed a summons for

the Respondent to comply with previous court order for the filing of the Respondent’s Form E forthwith.  The return date was fixed on 19 November 2020. The Respondent’s Form E was eventually filed on 16 November 2020 and so the hearing on 19 November 2020 has become unnecessary.  The parties then signed a consent summons to vacate the hearing with costs to the Petitioner payable by the Respondent forthwith and such costs are to be summarily assessed by this court.

2.The Petitioner’s solicitors lodged their statement of costs on 2 December 2020, and the Respondent’s solicitors’ objections were lodged on 7 December 2020. After considering their respective statement and objections, the Petitioner’s costs for the summons are now summarily assessed as follows:

ItemsAmount Allowed
Communications, conferences, letters, etc. $11,580 (3 hours @$3,860)
Preparation of documents and hearing   $7,720 (2 hours @$3,860)
Miscellaneous$1,000
$20,300(round up to $20,000)

3.I hereby order the Respondent to pay costs for the Petitioner’s summons filed on 4 September 2020 summarily assessed at $20,000 forthwith.

  (C. K. Chan)
  District Judge

Representation:

Messrs. Jonathan Mok Legal, solicitors for the Petitioner

Messrs. Deannie Yew and Associates, solicitors for the Respondent