Drake and Drake (No.2)

In *Drake and Drake (No.2)*, heard in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the Applicant sought costs against the Respondent. The dispute concerned the quantum of costs to be awarded following earlier proceedings between the parties.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the appropriate amount of costs to be paid by the Respondent to the Applicant. A secondary issue arose regarding the amendment of previous orders pursuant to the slip rule.

Judge Obradovic ordered that the Respondent pay the Applicant’s costs in the sum of $15,000 within 90 days. The court also amended its previous orders of 7 December 2016, indicating that a minor error or omission in those earlier orders was being rectified under the slip rule.