Benson and Jenkins

Benson and Jenkins concerned an appeal by a father against orders made by the Family Court of Australia. The specific nature of the dispute between the parties, beyond the fact that it involved family law matters and resulted in an appeal, is not detailed in the provided text. The appeal was heard by Berman J.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of costs payable by the respondent mother to the appellant father. The court was required to decide the quantum of these costs and the timeframe for their payment.

Berman J ordered that the respondent mother pay the appellant father’s costs in the sum of $2,325. These costs were to be paid within nine calendar months from the date of the order.