21 Aug 2018
D,A v. SJR
- Citation
- [2018] HKFC 139
- Court
- Family Court
- Case number
- FCMP143/2016
FDR negotiations are privileged and inadmissible; the Applicant, as the prima facie successful party who obtained the agreed maintenance order, is entitled to costs which should follow the event; the father's Calderbank letter did not make a reasonable offer of costs up to date and therefore did not justify depriving the Applicant of costs; accordingly the Applicant is awarded costs of the OS, IMO and father's summons, including reserved costs, with certificate for counsel and to be taxed if not agreed, and legal aid taxation applies.