Read the full judgment text of FCMC 000567/1978 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 4 June 2008 before Deputy Judge C.K. Chan.
Civil procedure – costs – certificate for counsel – legal aid taxation – slip rule – District Court – Matrimonial Causes – variation of costs orders – jurisdiction – discretion – inadvertence – settlement – Whether Court has jurisdiction to vary sealed costs orders under slip rule – Yes – Whether certificate for counsel proper – No for Levy and Hui orders due to lack of complexity/evidence; No for Geiser order due to settlement fairness – Legal Aid Taxation granted for Geiser Order; other applications dismissed; no order as to costs for this application
Legal issues: Jurisdiction to vary costs orders · Discretion to grant certificate for counsel
Outcome: Jurisdiction confirmed; Legal Aid Taxation granted for Geiser Order costs; Certificate for counsel refused for all three orders; other applications dismissed.
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