Charlton and Sinclair (Costs)

In *Charlton and Sinclair (Costs)*, Justice Austin of the Supreme Court of New South Wales considered an application for costs made by the Independent Children’s Lawyer. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, Charlton and Sinclair, is not detailed in the provided text, but the application for costs arose in that context.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the Independent Children’s Lawyer was entitled to an order for costs.

Justice Austin dismissed the application for costs. The reasoning behind this decision is not elaborated upon in the provided text, but the Court formally entertained the oral application before ultimately refusing it.