Read the full judgment text of FCMC 014787/2002 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 6 May 2005 before Her Honour Judge Chu.
Costs – Indemnity basis – Matrimonial Causes – Divorce – Discretion – Appropriate conduct – Petitioner offered settlement on fixed costs scale – Respondent refused and defended despite evidence of adultery – Child born out of wedlock – Respondent transferred assets to pay legal fees – Court ordered indemnity costs for period of unreasonable defence.
Legal issues: Indemnity costs discretion · Application to Respondent's conduct
Outcome: Costs from 14th June 2003 to 13th November 2003 taxed on indemnity basis; costs prior to 14th June 2003 taxed on party and party basis.
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