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Joinder costs
  • 26 Sept 2013

    CWG v. MH AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CWG v. MH AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP643/2012

    Court exercised its discretion under family costs principles and O 62 r 5, finding that the wife was the overall successful party and that the husband and R2 had engaged in material non-disclosure and conduct that increased costs. The Order Nisi was varied: husband to pay all the wife's costs of the Part IIA application, reserved costs, subpoena costs, joinder costs and Variation Summons; R2 liable for 75% of the wife's costs from date of her joinder (14 May 2012) including subpoenas and Variation Summons, jointly and severally with the husband but not liable for Joinder Costs; husband solely…