Read the full judgment text of FCMC 11500/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 19 March 2015 before Deputy District Judge Yim.
Divorce – Forum non conveniens – Stay of proceedings – Jurisdiction – Ancillary relief – Taiwanese parties – Hong Kong residence – Children habitual residents – Assets in Taiwan and Hong Kong – Whether Hong Kong is natural forum – Yes – Whether wife deprived of advantage – Not required – Dismissal of stay application – Costs order nisi
Legal issues: Appropriateness of forum · Deprivation of advantage · Exercise of discretion
Outcome: Dismissed the husband’s application for stay on grounds of forum non conveniens
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