Dempsy & Dempsy and Ors (Costs)

In *Dempsy & Dempsy and Ors (Costs)*, Murphy J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia was required to determine an application for costs. The application concerned proceedings initiated by the Respondents on 1 May 2008, and a subsequent application for costs. The Husband was the applicant seeking costs, and the Second and Third Respondents were the parties against whom costs were sought.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the Second and Third Respondents should be ordered to pay the Husband's costs of and incidental to both the original application filed on 1 May 2008 and the subsequent application for costs.

Murphy J ordered that the Second and Third Respondents pay the Husband's costs of and incidental to the application filed on 1 May 2008, to be agreed or assessed. Furthermore, the Second and Third Respondents were also ordered to pay the Husband's costs of and incidental to the application for costs, to be agreed or assessed.