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The Court of Appeal refused a stay of execution in Hague Convention return proceedings, finding the proposed CFA appeal unarguable and ordering party-to-party costs.
The Court of First Instance ordered the mother to pay the father’s costs after finding her conduct in the child abduction and related proceedings was reprehensible and unreasonable.
The Court of First Instance ordered the mother to pay the father’s costs in wardship and Hague child abduction proceedings, finding exceptional misconduct.
The court dismissed a Hague Convention application and ordered the child’s return to Shanghai, finding his habitual residence remained Shanghai and requiring protective measures.
The court granted the father parental rights under s. 3(1)(d) of the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance, made the child a ward, and ordered her return from Taiwan.
Child abduction proceedings were discontinued after the mother returned the child to Hong Kong. The court made no order as to costs and allowed the applicant’s costs to be taxed.
Costs decision in a child-return matter: the court found no material non-disclosure by the mother and no reprehensible or unreasonable conduct by the father.
The Court held that the return order required the mother to return the minor to Hong Kong by the stipulated deadline, and that sequestration is in principle available.
The Court refused the respondent’s objection to publication of an anonymised Hague Convention judgment, holding that open justice justified release subject to further redaction requests.
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted an anti-suit injunction restraining the mother from continuing Western Australian custody proceedings concerning the child AB.
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