Read the full judgment text of FCMC 5461/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 21 November 2022 before Deputy District Judge B Mak.
District Court – Matrimonial Causes – Costs – Taxation Review – Procedural Compliance – Order 62 Rules – Standard of Review – Dismissal – Costs Order. Petitioner sought review of taxing master's decision on bill of costs. Preliminary issue regarding compliance with Order 62 rules for requesting reasons and filing summons within time limits. Court held petitioner failed to request reasons within 14 days and failed to apply for extension of time for summons. Court further held costs order of taxation review does not fall within taxation review regime. Standard of review not de novo; interference only if mistake of law, disregard of principles, palpable misapprehension, irrelevant matters, or outside generous ambit of reasonable disagreement. Summons dismissed. Costs to follow event.
Legal issues: Procedural compliance for review of taxing master's decision · Scope of review regarding costs order of taxation review · Standard of interference on taxation review
Outcome: Summons dismissed.
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