Read the full judgment text of FCMC 13567/2012 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 29 June 2022 before 彭家光.
Matrimonial proceedings – Variation of costs order – District Court Ordinance (Cap 336) s.53(1) – District Court Rules (Cap 336H) Ord 62 r.5 – Wife (Petitioner) applied to vary costs order from 60% to 20% – Court considered whether partial success on issues and exaggeration of claims warranted reduction – Court held wife concealed assets of significant amount and husband received substantive relief of $1,977,307 – Court found husband did not intentionally exaggerate claims as difference between proposal and judgment due to liquidity issues – Application dismissed – Wife to pay costs of application on solicitor and client basis – Husband's costs assessed according to Legal Aid Regulations – Court noted Sky Team issue resulted in neither side winning – Court noted wife's proposal of 50/50 split was not accepted as 65/35 awarded – Court noted major issues involved significant amounts and complex evidence – Court noted previous costs order already considered husband's failures
Legal issues: Whether partial success warrants costs reduction · Whether the husband exaggerated his claims
Outcome: Application dismissed. Wife to pay costs of the application.
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