Dunstan v Seymour

The case of Dunstan v Seymour involved a dispute over costs in a legal matter. Colin George Dunstan was ordered to pay costs to Geoffrey Seymour and John Growder as a result of orders made on 14 September 1998 and 13 September 2002. The parties were before the court to address the amount of costs that should be paid and the costs associated with taxing those amounts.

The legal issues before the court centred on the calculation and fixation of the gross sums for the costs ordered to be paid. Specifically, the court needed to determine the appropriate amount for the costs ordered by the 14 September 1998 order and whether there were additional costs for taxing those amounts. The court also had to address the fixation of a gross sum for the costs ordered by the 13 September 2002 order, as well as the associated taxing costs.

The court considered the submissions made by both parties and the relevant legal principles. It fixed the gross sum for the costs ordered by the 14 September 1998 order to be paid by Dunstan to Seymour and Growder at $11,200 and $11,100 respectively. The court adjourned the issue of taxing costs until a later date. Furthermore, the court adjourned the fixing of a gross sum for the costs ordered by the 13 September 2002 order to a future date. The court's reasoning was based on the evidence and submissions presented, as well as the applicable legal framework.