Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Clarence City Council v Commonwealth of Australia (costs) [2024] FCAFC 47 Appeal from: Clarence City Council v Commonwealth of Australia [2022] FCA 1492
File numbers: TAD 3 of 2023 TAD 4 of 2023
Judgment of: MARKOVIC, STEWART AND ANDERSON JJ
Date of judgment: 11 April 2024
Catchwords: COSTS – costs of appeal – where unsuccessful appellants successful on an issue raised by notices of contention – whether appropriate to apportion costs on an issue basis – whether a discrete issue
Cases cited: Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Chou v Metstech Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 205 Clarence City Council v Commonwealth of Australia [2024] FCAFC 8 Commissioner of Taxation v Bosanac (No 2) [2022] FCAFC 5
Division: General Division
Registry: Tasmania
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance
Number of paragraphs: 6
Date of last submission: 7 March 2024
Date of hearing: Determined on the papers.
Counsel for the Appellants: K Cuthbertson SC and M Norton
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