BRONLEY & SANDERSON

In *Bronley & Sanderson*, O’Reilly J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application for costs made by the wife. The husband had also made an application in a case filed on 18 April 2012.

The primary legal issue before the court was the appropriate order for costs, specifically whether the wife's application for costs should be dismissed and whether the wife should be ordered to pay the husband's costs on an indemnity basis.

O’Reilly J dismissed the wife's application for costs. The court further ordered that the wife pay the husband's costs of and incidental to his application filed on 18 April 2012, on an indemnity basis, to be assessed if not agreed within 14 days.