Read the full judgment text of FCMC 9395/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 14 June 2022 before 區域法院暫委法官李家樂.
Criminal law – Family law – Matrimonial proceedings – Leave to appeal – Wasted costs order – Unless order – Trial de novo – Case management – Discretion – 區域法院 – 婚姻訴訟 – 上訴許可 – 虛耗訟費 – 除非命令 – 重新審訊 – 案件管理 – 酌情權 – 女方於審訊途中突然改變立場及要求重新存檔其專家證詞，導致審訊無法繼續，法庭頒下虛耗訟費命令及除非命令 – 女方申請上訴許可，指法庭不應在審訊期間處理訟費申請及應考慮其經濟能力 – 法庭拒絕上訴許可，認為女方無合理成功機會，且濫用法律程序不應被允許 – 女方須支付男方本申請的訟費HK$80,000
Legal issues: 虛耗訟費命令 (Wasted Costs Order) · 除非命令 (Unless Order) · 重新審訊及剔除作供記錄 (Trial de novo & Exclusion of Evidence)
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused. Costs of application awarded to Petitioner.
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