Read the full judgment text of FCMC 8460/2012 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 3 December 2014 before Deputy District Judge K K PANG.
Matrimonial causes – Costs – Variation of costs order – Calderbank offer – Conduct of parties – Breakdown of costs – Discretion under Order 62 – Petitioner sought legal costs provision of HKD100,000 per month – Court awarded HKD45,000 per month – Respondent applied to vary costs order – Respondent argued Calderbank offer beat award – Court held Respondent failed to set out basis of offer – Respondent argued Petitioner refused to negotiate – Court held Petitioner engaged in negotiation – Petitioner overinflated costs and failed to provide breakdown – Court ordered Respondent to pay 2/3 of Petitioner's costs and Petitioner to pay 1/3 of Respondent's costs of this application.
Legal issues: Calderbank offer comparison · Conduct regarding negotiation · Success in application · Breakdown of costs
Outcome: H pays W 2/3 of costs of summons dated 18 March 2014 and 26 March 2014. W pays H 1/3 of costs of this application.
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