Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2208/2023 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 20 June 2025 before Deputy District Judge Jacqueline Lee.
Legal costs provision – Maintenance Pending Suit – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (Cap 192) s.3 – Impecuniosity – Full and Frank Disclosure – Assets – Costs – Whether Petitioner satisfied test for legal costs provision – Whether Petitioner had deployable assets – Whether Petitioner gave full disclosure – Whether Respondent's financial means could support LCP – Petitioner's application dismissed – Petitioner to pay Respondent's costs summarily assessed at HK$700,000
Legal issues: Whether Petitioner satisfied test for legal costs provision · Whether Petitioner's legal costs budget was reasonable · Whether Petitioner had deployable assets · Whether Petitioner gave full and frank disclosure · Whether Respondent's financial means could support LCP · Costs of the application
Outcome: Wife's application for legal costs provision dismissed
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