Babrow and Rackley (Costs)

This matter concerned an application for costs in the District Court of New South Wales, presided over by Faulks DCJ. The dispute arose between the applicant husband and the respondent wife following earlier proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of costs in light of the outcome of the substantive proceedings. Specifically, the court was required to consider whether any order for costs should be made and, if so, the quantum and recipient of such an order.

Faulks DCJ ordered that the respondent wife pay the sum of $15,000 to the applicant husband by 16 October 2010. In addition, all existing applications concerning costs were discharged, and the matter was removed from the court's pending cases inventory.