Bowden & Bowden (No 2)

In *Bowden & Bowden (No 2)*, the Supreme Court of Tasmania considered a dispute between two parties, identified as Bowden & Bowden. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but it was brought before Justice Macmillan.

The central legal issue before the Court was the determination of the appropriate costs to be awarded following earlier proceedings. This involved assessing whether the costs should be ordered on a party-and-party basis or an indemnity basis, and considering the specific circumstances that might warrant a departure from the usual order.

Justice Macmillan applied the principles governing the award of costs, noting that the general rule is for costs to follow the event. However, the Court also considered the discretion to award costs on an indemnity basis, which is typically reserved for cases where there has been misconduct or unreasonable conduct by a party. The Court's reasoning would have involved an analysis of the conduct of the parties during the litigation to determine if such a departure was justified.

The final orders or outcome of the proceedings are not detailed in the provided text.