Darling and Darling and Anor

In *Darling and Darling and Anor*, the Honourable Justice Cronin considered an application concerning costs. The dispute involved the wife and W Trustees Ltd, with the court being asked to determine the appropriate costs order following hearings on 16 April 2010 and 23 April 2010.

The primary legal issue before the court was the allocation of costs thrown away due to events on those specific hearing dates, and whether the wife's representation by senior counsel, and in fact two counsel, was appropriate in the circumstances.

Justice Cronin ordered that W Trustees Ltd pay the costs thrown away of the wife for the hearings on 16 April 2010 and 23 April 2010. The court further certified that it was appropriate for the wife to be represented by senior counsel, and indeed two counsel, on both of those days.