Read the full judgment text of FCMC 3577/2024 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 6 August 2025 before Her Honour Judge Elaine Liu.
Leave to appeal – District Court Ordinance s.63A – Substantial connection – Forum non conveniens – Matrimonial causes – Children jurisdiction – Costs – Whether leave to appeal should be granted – No reasonable prospect of success found – Substantial connection test applies without exceptionality requirement – Findings of fact not plainly wrong – Children jurisdiction established – Costs follow the event – Summons dismissed – Costs assessed at HK$100,000
Legal issues: Threshold for leave to appeal · Substantial connection test · Challenge to findings of fact · Jurisdiction over children matters · Costs and Stay application
Outcome: Leave to appeal application dismissed. Costs order made.
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