Crafter & Crafter

In *Crafter & Crafter*, heard before Cronin J, the proceedings concerned a dispute between a husband and wife, and also involved third, fourth, and fifth respondents. The specific nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but the court was required to make orders regarding the costs of the proceedings.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of liability for the costs incurred in the proceedings, including a specific application relating to costs. The court was tasked with deciding how these costs should be allocated between the parties.

Cronin J ordered that the husband was to pay one-half of the wife's costs of the proceedings, including the costs of the application concerning costs. Similarly, the third, fourth, and fifth respondents were also ordered to pay one-half of the wife's costs. In both instances, the costs were to be determined by agreement between the parties, and failing such agreement, they were to be assessed on a party and party basis.