Read the full judgment text of CACV 75/2011 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 6 March 2012 before Hon Cheung CJHC, Cheung and Kwan JJA.
Civil Appeal – Costs – Variation of costs order nisi – Family proceedings – Discretion – Costs follow the event – Calderbank offer – Settlement negotiations – EJB v CJB [2011] 5 HKLRD 508 – Husband applied to vary costs order nisi made in previous appeal judgment – Court held costs order nisi should be varied to limited extent – Wife to have 85% of costs – Husband's offers fell short of court award – Wife failed to negotiate after December 2009 – 15% discount applied.
Legal issues: Variation of costs order nisi · Assessment of settlement offers · Impact of Wife's negotiation conduct
Outcome: Costs order nisi varied; Wife to have 85% of costs of appeal and trial below
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