Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2208/2023 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 12 December 2023 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
Matrimonial causes – Interim maintenance – Legal costs provision – Leave to appeal – District Court Ordinance s.63A – Whether appeal has reasonable prospect of success – Husband’s financial resources – Family assistance – Wife’s assets – Quantum of costs – Leave refused. Respondent sought leave to appeal MPS Judgment granting interim maintenance and LCP of HK$1,200,000. Grounds included family assistance unavailability, capital exhaustion, wife’s non-disclosure, and disproportionate quantum. Court held substantial family assistance evidenced, capital assertion unsupported, wife’s means exhausted, and LCP justified given husband’s high legal costs. Leave to appeal refused on all grounds. Costs to follow event.
Legal issues: Grounds 1 and 2 - Family Financial Assistance · Ground 3 - Husband's Capital · Ground 4 - Wife's Financial Circumstances · Ground 5 - Quantum of LCP
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused; summons dismissed.
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