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Settlement offers and costs
  • 28 Nov 2024

    W, YC formerly known as W, YC v. T, WK

    Citation
    [2024] HKFC 212
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC1332/2022

    The court held that F and H were the winners on the principal issues (common intention and major payment of the down payment) and that Petitioner’s case failed; there was no reasonable counter-offer from Petitioner so the timing of F and H's offers did not justify reducing their costs entitlement; Petitioner’s asserted financial hardship and late offers did not amount to special circumstances to vary the costs order nisi; and a certificate for two counsel was refused on proportionality grounds given the monetary stakes. Consequently both variation summonses were dismissed and the costs order…