Read the full judgment text of FCMC 5723/2021 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 10 February 2023 before Deputy District Judge J. Chow.
Matrimonial Causes – Joinder of parties – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance s.17 – Order 15 rule 6(2)(b) of Rules of High Court – Bona fide claim – Competing claims – Costs – Whether husband's parents should be joined as respondents to set aside transfer of funds and shares – Wife has bona fide claim and joinder necessary for effectual determination – Husband's parents joined as 2nd and 3rd respondents – Costs order nisi against husband – Application adjourned to first appointment.
Legal issues: Joinder of parties · Costs of summons
Outcome: Joinder of parties granted. Husband renamed 1st Respondent. Husband's parents joined as 2nd and 3rd Respondents. Costs order nisi against Husband.
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