Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
LFDB v SM (No 4) [2017] FCA 753 File numbers: NSD 1665 of 2015
Judge: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 4 July 2017
Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs fixed in lump sum – whether appropriate to make lump sum costs order – whether amount sought is excessive – whether there should be a reduction to the amount of solicitor's fees and disbursements sought – whether amount paid as security for costs should be released Held: application for costs fixed in lump sum allowed in full and security released, with costs
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 13.01 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW)
Cases cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) [1995] FCA 1250; 57 FCR 119 Bitek Pty Ltd v IConnect Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 506; 290 ALR 288 LFDB v SM (No 3) [2017] FCA 80 Royal v El Ali (No 3) [2016] FCA 1573 Seven Network Limited v News Limited [2007] FCA 2059 Wentworth v Rogers [2006] NSWCA 145; 66 NSWLR 474
Date of hearing: 4 July 2017
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 26
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr P Cutler
Solicitor for the Applicants: Church & Grace Solicitors and Attorneys
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