28 May 2020
LEYY v. UKWK
- Citation
- [2020] HKFC 118
- Court
- Family Court
- Case number
- FCMC1393/2015
Costs in private children proceedings are exceptional; the father’s litigation conduct was sufficiently unreasonable to warrant an adverse costs order but not to the rare degree required for indemnity costs. Therefore the father was ordered to contribute 50% of the mother’s costs of and arising out of the amended summons dated 10 September 2018 (including related applications and reserved costs), with a certificate for counsel and taxation on a party-and-party basis if not agreed.