Read the full judgment text of FCMC 12551/2017 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 10 May 2022 before Deputy Judge R. Chow.
Matrimonial Causes – legal costs provision – litigation funding – Consent Summons – Decree Absolute – financial resources – Crossley application – Whether Consent Summons bars costs application – Yes; Whether Decree Absolute bars costs application – Yes; Whether Respondent has financial resources – No – H's Summons dismissed; H to pay costs
Legal issues: Consent Summons validity · Decree Absolute timing · Financial resources
Outcome: H's Summons for legal costs provision dismissed; W's Summons granted (costs order made against H)