Banks and Smythe
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[2020] FamCA 296
•29 April 2020
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Banks and Smythe [2020] FamCA 296
[2020] FamCA 296
29 April 2020
CaseChat Overview and Summary
In *Banks and Smythe*, heard before Cleary J, the dispute concerned an application by the father for an order that the Legal Aid Commission pay his legal costs.
The central legal issue before the Court was whether the father was entitled to an order for the Legal Aid Commission to pay his legal costs.
Cleary J considered the relevant provisions of the *Legal Aid Commission Act 1979* (NSW) and the principles governing cost orders against the Legal Aid Commission. The Court determined that the father had not established grounds for such an order. Consequently, the Court ordered that the father pay to the Legal Aid Commission the sum of $1,244.00, with six months allowed for payment.
The central legal issue before the Court was whether the father was entitled to an order for the Legal Aid Commission to pay his legal costs.
Cleary J considered the relevant provisions of the *Legal Aid Commission Act 1979* (NSW) and the principles governing cost orders against the Legal Aid Commission. The Court determined that the father had not established grounds for such an order. Consequently, the Court ordered that the father pay to the Legal Aid Commission the sum of $1,244.00, with six months allowed for payment.
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Family Law
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Civil Procedure
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Banks and Smythe [2020] FamCA 296
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