Read the full judgment text of FCMC 000364/1981 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment before H.H. Judge Bokhary.
Divorce – Procedure – Reconciliation – Discontinuance vs Dismissal – Costs – Petition cannot be withdrawn after service – Proper procedure involves notice of non-prosecution and summons for dismissal – Costs order against respondent declined to avoid bitterness – Wife's costs taxed under Legal Aid Regulations and Upper Scale – Matrimonial Causes Rules Rule 7 and Rule 114 – Ryder v. Ryder (1861) – American Cyonomid Co. v. Ethicon Ltd. [1975] A.C. 396
Legal issues: Procedure for discontinuance and dismissal of divorce petition · Costs order in reconciled divorce proceedings
Outcome: Guidance provided on procedure for dismissal; costs order limited to taxation under Legal Aid Regulations
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