Beckett and Knill

In *Beckett and Knill*, heard by Gill J, the proceedings concerned applications for costs made by the Father against the Independent Children's Lawyer, by the Independent Children's Lawyer against the Father, and by the Mother against the Father concerning a subpoena issued to the Suburb C Family Practice.

The central legal issue before the court was whether any of the parties should be ordered to pay the costs of another party, specifically in relation to the conduct of the proceedings and the issuance of the subpoena.

Gill J refused all applications for costs. The reasons for this refusal are not detailed in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the court found no grounds to depart from the usual rule that parties bear their own costs in the absence of specific circumstances warranting an order for costs against another party. The court's decision reflects a determination that the applications for costs were not successful.