Read the full judgment text of FCMC 11118/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 24 April 2015 before Deputy District Judge Yim.
Matrimonial Causes – Costs – Variation of costs order nisi – Forum non conveniens – Elgindata principles – District Court – Petitioner wife sought variation of costs order nisi following stay of divorce proceedings in favor of Shanghai Court – Court held husband succeeded in application but jurisdiction challenge caused significant increase in costs – Elgindata principles applied to deprive half of husband's costs – Wife's application dismissed and costs order nisi made absolute – Wife to pay husband costs of application
Legal issues: Variation of costs order nisi · Application of Elgindata principles
Outcome: Wife's application dismissed; costs order nisi made absolute.
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