Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3768/2020 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 20 December 2024 before Deputy District Judge W.Y. Ho.
Family law – costs – disclosure of family court documents – leave to disclose – costs of application – no order as to costs – summary assessment – Matrimonial Causes Rules – Petitioner applied for leave to disclose financial documents from FCMC 3768/2020 for use in High Court Action HCA 1592/2023 – Respondent objected initially due to general wording of summons – Petitioner failed to specify documents until January 2024 – Court held neither party entirely successful – No order as to costs of Petitioner's Summons – Costs of application for costs awarded to Respondent – Petitioner ordered to lodge List of Objections to Respondent's Statement of Costs.
Legal issues: Costs of the Petitioner's Summons · Costs of the application for costs
Outcome: No order as to costs of the Petitioner's Summons. Costs of the application for costs to the Respondent.
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