Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
PRACTICE - taxation of solicitor-client costs - whether Federal Court has power to order taxing officer to tax costs rather than
Taxing Master of Supreme Court - exercise of discretion.
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 s.23
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GOLDEN FLEECE PETROLEUM LTD and KEITH HERCULES AND SONS
No. VG 69 of 1983
Woodward J 11 June 1987 Melbourne
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) )
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VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY No. VG 69 of 1983
GENERAL DIVISION
BETWEEN:
ROGER CHARLES STEEDMAN
and MARGARET OLIVE STEEDMAN Applicants
and
GOLDEN FLEECE PETROLEUM LTD
and KEITH HERCULES AND SONS Respondents
MINUTES OF ORDER
COURT: Woodward J.
DATE: 11 June 1987
PLACE: Melbourne
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The solicitor-client bill of costs dated 23 July 1986
delivered by the respondent firm of solicitors to the
applicants be taxed by the District Registrar
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immediately following the taxation of the party-party costs in this matter, on a date to be fixed by the
District Registrar on or after 15 July 1987.
2. Liberty to apply be reserved.
3. The respondents Keith Hercules and Sons pay the taxed
costs of the applicants and the respondent Golden Fleece
Petroleum Ltd of this notice of motion.
(Note: Settlement and entry of orders are dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.)
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IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA) ' ) VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY ) )
)
No. VG 69 of 1983
GENERAL DIVISION
| | BETWEEN:
ROGER CHARLES STEEDMAN
and MARGARET OLIVE STEEDMAN Applicants
and
GOLDEN FLEECE PETROLEUM LTD
and KEITH HERCULES AND SONS Respondents
COURT: Woodward J.
DATE: 11 June 1987 PLACE: Melbourne
ok . ,-. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT In this matter I have been asked to determine whether the taxation of solicitor-client costs, following a successful * action in this Court, should be carried out by the District Registrar, as taxing officer of this Court, or the Taxing Master
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