Carpenter and Carpenter and Ors

In *Carpenter and Carpenter*, Murphy J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered applications for costs made by the husband against the wife and against the wife's lawyers.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the husband should be awarded costs against the wife, and separately, whether he should be awarded costs against the wife's legal representatives.

Murphy J dismissed the husband's application for costs against the wife. The court also dismissed the husband's application for costs against the wife's lawyers. No further details regarding the specific reasoning or legal principles applied in reaching these orders are provided in the extract.