Read the full judgment text of FCMC 12291/2011 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 3 May 2013 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Matrimonial Causes – Litigation Funding – Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance s.3 – Currey v Currey principles – Reasonableness – Equality of arms – Petitioner wife applied for litigation funding to cover preliminary issues hearing – Wife has savings of HK$1.3 million – Husband receives funds from family companies – Court finds wife's cost estimates inconsistent – Court orders husband to pay additional HK$300,000 – Wife to use own savings – No order as to costs – Call over hearing directed
Legal issues: Award of litigation funding · Amount of litigation funding
Outcome: Application for litigation funding granted in part; Husband ordered to pay additional HK$300,000; No order as to costs.
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