The Respondent (father) sought full recovery of costs for a Hague Convention trial concerning the return of the parties' child, which he won.
The court found the Applicant (mother) acted in bad faith by orchestrating the child's removal and misleading the father and court.
Despite the mother's financial circumstances, the court awarded the father $75,000 in costs, reducing the requested amount due to excessive hourly rates and duplication of work by the father's counsel, emphasizing proportionality and the deterrent purpose of costs in abduction cases.
