28 Oct 2011
HJFG v. KCY
- Citation
- HJFG v. KCY
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV127/2011
The Court of Appeal found the first instance judge erred by treating interim maintenance effectively as a capital on-account payment and by failing to articulate critical analysis, failing to offset prior payments when backdating, and inadequately assessing the legal costs claim. The court substituted orders: interim maintenance fixed at HK$800,000 per month (from 1 Nov 2011) backdated 12 months and offset by payments already made; contribution to ongoing legal costs fixed at HK$500,000 per month from 1 Nov 2011 until further order or FDR; husband given liberty to make a voluntary capital pay…