Apostolou as Trustee of the VA Unit Trust & Vasiliou Family Trust v VA Corporation of Aust Pty Ltd (No 4) [2012] FCA 1342

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Apostolou as Trustee of the VA Unit Trust & Vasiliou Family Trust v VA Corporation of Aust Pty Ltd (No 4) [2012] FCA 1342 Citation: Apostolou as Trustee of the VA Unit Trust & Vasiliou Family Trust v VA Corporation of Aust Pty Ltd (No 4) [2012] FCA 1342

Parties: VASILIKI APOSTOLOU AS TRUSTEE OF THE VA UNIT TRUST & VASILIOU FAMILY TRUST and ANDREW VASILIOU v VA CORPORATION OF AUST PTY LTD (ACN 006 760 792), DAVID CHARLES QUIN (AS JOINT LIQUIDATOR OF VA CORPORATION OF AUST PTY LTD (ACN 006 760 792), CLYDE PETER WHITE (AS JOINT LIQUIDATOR OF VA CORPORATION OF AUST PTY LTD (ACN 006 760 792), PERPETUAL TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED (ACN 000 001 007), CHALLENGER MANAGED INVESTMENTS LIMITED (ACN 002 835 592) and REGISTRAR OF TITLES

File number: VID 124 of 2008

Judge: JESSUP J

Date of judgment: 5 December 2012

Catchwords: COSTS – where interlocutory order made entitling certain respondents to disbursement of moneys held in court for costs incurred "in this proceeding" – where proceeding alleged to include applications for leave to appeal and appellate proceeding – whether hearing of application for leave to appeal and appellate proceeding separate from trial proceeding – whether costs incurred in connection with application for leave to appeal and appellate proceeding were costs incurred "in this proceeding"

Legislation: Federal Court Rules (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)

Cases cited: Apostolou v VA Corporation of Aust Pty Ltd [2011] FCAFC 103 Apostolou v VA Corporation of Aust Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 165 IMF (Australia) Ltd v Meadow Springs Fairway Resort Ltd (in liq) [2009] FCAFC 69 Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Pacific Holdings) Ltd v TPC (1988) 18 FCR 424