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Allocation of costs between family members
  • 20 Jan 2016

    FOK CHUN YUE BENJAMIN v. FOK CHUN WAN IAN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    FOK CHUN YUE BENJAMIN v. FOK CHUN WAN IAN AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV13/2014

    The Court ordered that the losing siblings in the appeal (Ian and Tim) must jointly and severally pay the costs of the successful siblings (Ben, Nora and Pat) in the appeal (party and party, certificate for 2 counsel), and must also pay indemnity costs for the innocent Mother and the 2nd and 3rd family siblings; costs below are ordered each of the four main protagonists (Ben, Nora, Ian and Tim) to bear their own costs, while Ian, Tim, Ben and Nora are jointly and severally to pay the costs of the Mother and the 2nd and 3rd family siblings below on an indemnity basis with certificates for 2 co…