10 Jan 2025
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE (in his capacity as the Central Authority designated under the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance, Cap. 512) v. YWG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 250
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2311/2024
The court exercised its wide discretion on costs, found no exceptional circumstances to depart from the general practice of no order as to costs because the mother's conduct was explainable by legal advice, the alleged additional costs were not shown to be unreasonable or caused by inadmissible evidence, and the change of stance did not delay the ultimate return order; therefore no order as to costs was made.