Read the full judgment text of FCJA 3208/2016 on BabelCite. This FCJA judgment was delivered on 30 July 2021 before 區域法院暫委法官林美施.
Costs order variation - property ownership dispute - beneficial interest - third party rights - settlement offers - late disclosure - financial hardship - Counsel's Certificate - costs follow the event - First Applicant's claim that dispute was for children's benefit rejected - settlement offers regarding children's support irrelevant to property dispute - late disclosure did not justify no costs order - financial hardship not sufficient to deviate from costs principle - Counsel's Certificate appropriate due to complexity and value - Application to vary costs order dismissed - Original costs order confirmed - First Applicant to pay costs of Second Applicant and Respondent - Second Applicant's costs assessed under Legal Aid Regulations - Costs of this application: First Applicant to pay costs of Second Applicant and Respondent - Costs of 2021-06-30 hearing: each party bears own costs
Legal issues: Whether costs should follow the event in property ownership disputes involving third parties · Whether settlement offers regarding children's support affect costs liability for property dispute · Whether late disclosure of documents warrants deviation from costs order · Whether financial hardship for children justifies no costs order · Whether Counsel's Certificate was appropriate
Outcome: Application to vary costs order dismissed. Original costs order confirmed as absolute.
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