Category: Costs

Western Australian Supreme Court ... Perth mayor awarded partial indemnity costs after award of $250,000 in aggravated damages ... Four offers of settlement by mayor were not unreasonably rejected ... Failure by defendant to make own reasonable offer ... Rejection of special costs order ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

Federal Court of Australia ... Former Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff KC fails in bid to pay a third of costs in his unsuccessful effort to overturn corrupt conduct findings ... Submitted he was successful on parliamentary privilege question ... Court rules Integrity Commission took no position on issue ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

Costs Court of Supreme Court of Victoria ... Unsuccessful claimant not liable to pay costs claimed in respect of American firm ... Dispute centred over leadership of international polo ... Former president not liable for firm's costs as client was polo peak body ... Firm not able to recover fees for legal services in Victoria with very limited exceptions ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

Federal Court of Australia ... Submissions on indemnity costs and stay on costs in unsuccessful action brought by surgeon Munjed Al Muderis ... Court hears Nine Network incurred $10.9 million in defending action ... Submission that costs on party/party basis would leave Nine substantially out of pocket ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

Supreme Court of Western Australian ... Former staffer Brittany Higgins ordered to pay eighty percent of Linda Reynolds' costs on indemnity basis ... Followed award of damages for two social media posts ... Offer of settlement four days ahead of trial found to have been unreasonable ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

Supreme Court of Western Australia ... Perth lawyer defamed by her former clients fails in bid to obtain indemnity costs ... Reasonable offer to settle with contribution to costs of self-represented lawyer ... Costs awarded against defendants on party/party basis ... Costs to be apportioned ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ... Community radio presenter ordered to pay costs of ethnic radio station and personnel after withdrawing complaints ... Alleged age discrimination, victimisation and discriminatory advertising ... Forty seven of forty nine complaints ruled misconceived ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

District Court of NSW ... Security for costs of $70,000 ordered for plaintiff ordinarily resident in the United States ... Seeks to sue over slanders made by former colleagues at consulting firm ... Court not satisfied with evidence of address or financial position ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more

Federal Court of Australia ... Cross-claimant ordered to pay costs of discontinuance ... Followed discontinuance of original claim and dismissal of application for summary dismissal ... Cross-claimant cited impecuniosity and personal circumstances in submissions against costs ... Consolidated costs orders made ... Editor Stephen Murray reports ... more