Denford and Manville (No. 2)

In the matter of *Denford and Manville (No. 2)*, Hogan J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs following earlier proceedings. The dispute concerned the costs associated with an application filed by the Independent Children’s Lawyer on 20 February 2020.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of liability for the costs of this specific application. Hogan J was required to decide whether the Independent Children’s Lawyer or Mr Denford should bear the costs incurred by Ms Manville in relation to the application filed on 20 February 2020.

Hogan J ordered that both the Independent Children’s Lawyer and Mr Denford were to pay Ms Manville’s costs of and incidental to the application filed on 20 February 2020. These costs were fixed at $1,200.00 for each party and were to be paid by 30 June 2020.