Read the full judgment text of FCMC 5131/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 27 April 2021 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Costs – Child Arrangements – Consent Order – Litigation Conduct – No Order as to Costs – Unreasonable Conduct – Reprehensible Behaviour – Mediated Agreement – Psychological Report – Social Investigation Report – District Court – FCMC 5131/2019 – Petitioner L, T v Respondent M, MD – Court held that costs orders in child matters are exceptional and require conduct beyond reasonable limits – Court found both parties used unacceptable language but neither crossed threshold – No order made for costs of children's litigation or costs application – LEYY and UKWK [2020] HKFC 118 cited – Supreme Court Act 1981 s 51 (1) cited
Legal issues: Costs order in child-related consent proceedings
Outcome: No order as to costs for the children's litigation and no order as to the costs of this application.
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