Federal Court of Australia ... Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson reach agreement on costs ... Wilkinson to be paid $1.15 million in total ... Followed dispute over referee's report concerning hourly rates for solicitors and duplication of work ... Orders made dismissing hearing ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Category: Costs
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor (Costs)
Federal Court ... Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson separately take issue with findings of referee on costs ... Dispute over reasonable rates for Wilkinson's solicitors ... Disputes over what was reasonably necessary in terms of work by respective legal team ... Network Ten takes issue with work said to duplicate its own efforts or otherwise not necessary ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Alex Greenwich v Mark Latham
Federal Court ... NSW MLC Mark Latham resists injunctions over defamatory tweet on implied freedom of political communication grounds ... Sydney MP Alex Greenwich believes injunction narrowly confined and would not impede Latham from fair comment ... Argument on costs held off over issue of affidavits on costs agreement and crowdfunding ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten & Anor
Federal Court ... Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson at loggerheads over referee's report on costs ... Dispute over extent of costs and whether work was reasonably necessary ... Senior counsel for Wilkinson wants quantification of costs by referee ... Justice Lee not impressed matter was not ready for determination ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Wellington v Metcalf
Supreme Court of Victoria ... Successful plaintiff ruled to have waived privilege over file produced without compulsion for taxation of costs ... Costs Court has jurisdiction to hear issues of waiver and privilege ... Does not have jurisdiction to determine issues concerning the implied undertaking ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Courtney v Maguire (Costs ruling)
County Court of Victoria ... Retired businessman awarded standard costs after award of $125,000 in aggravated damages over brumby posts on Facebook ... Both sides sought indemnity costs ... No special circumstances on either side ... Indemnity costs for costs thrown away by vacation of trial date ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Metcalf v Wellington
Court of Appeal (Victoria) ... Ratepayer refused stay on hearing for taxation of costs ... Followed award of $100,000 in damages to local councillor ... No special circumstances warranting stay ... Councillor entitled to fruits of indemnity costs ... Undertaking to keep costs in trust account pending any appeal ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor
Federal Court ... Bruce Lehrmann ordered to pay lump sum costs of $2 million to Network Ten for unsuccessful defamation action ... Costs awarded on partial indemnity basis ... Offer of $558,548 from Network Ten to Lisa Wilkinson to be paid forthwith ... Terms of reference to referee agreed ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Gina Edwards v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd & Ors
Federal Court ... Sydney barrister awarded partial indemnity costs ... Found to be defamed by A Current Affair stories alleging she had stolen celebrity cavoodle ... Justice Michael Wigney rejects respondents' claims of disentitling conduct ... Awards indemnity costs from time of offer of compromise ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor
Federal Court ... Case management hearing on costs arising from Bruce Lehrmann's unsuccessful action against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson ... Court told Wilkinson's costs amount to $1.815 million ... Ten takes issue with unnecessary and duplicative costs ... Referee to consider matters in dispute ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Costs)
Federal Court ... Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson obtain indemnity costs from Bruce Lehrmann for substantial truth defence ... Costs on ordinary basis for unsuccessful statutory qualified privilege defence ... No costs ordered for preparation of affidavits going to statutory qualified privilege defence ... Referee appointed ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more
Bruce Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited & Anor (Costs)
Federal Court ... Bruce Lehrmann obtains extension of time to weigh up appeal ... Parties heard on costs ... Network Ten seeks costs on indemnity basis for entirety of proceedings ... Alternative basis from rejection of offer ... Courts Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more