Lctd v. Ckmc
Read the full judgment text of FCMC 6340/2018 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 29 April 2024 before HH Judge C.K. Chan.
District Court – Matrimonial Causes – Summary Assessment of Costs – Maintenance Pending Suit (MPS) – Legal Costs Provision (LCP) – Petitioner's costs awarded against Respondent – Solicitors' costs assessed at HK$150,000 due to duplication of work – Counsel fee of HK$100,000 allowed in full – Total costs HK$250,000 payable forthwith.
Legal issues: Summary assessment of costs
Outcome: Summary assessment of costs ordered; Petitioner's costs awarded against Respondent.
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FCMC 6340/2018 [2024] HKFC 89 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION MATRIMONIAL CAUSES NO. 6340 OF 2018 ------------------------
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----------------------- D E C I S I O N (Summary Assessment of Costs) ------------------------ 1.On 16 February 2024, I have made costs orders against the Respondent Wife (“W”) after a determination of the Petitioner Husband (“H”)’s application for MPS, including legal costs provision (“LCP”). I also directed that the costs order is to be summarily assessed which I now do. 2.I accept that there may be some duplication of work between the 3 solicitors of H and I would assess the solicitors’ costs at HK$150,000. Counsel fee of HK$100,000 is allowed in full. Therefore, the total costs of H are now summarily assessed at HK$250,000, payable by W forthwith.
Representation: Messrs. Ip & Heathfield, solicitors for the Petitioner Messrs. K.L. Chan & Co., solicitors for the Respondent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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