Eastmond and Halden (No 2)

In *Eastmond and Halden (No 2)*, Cleary J of the Federal Court of Australia considered an application for costs made by the respondent.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the respondent should be awarded costs in relation to proceedings that had concluded.

Cleary J dismissed the respondent's oral application for costs. The reasons for this dismissal are not detailed in the provided text, but the outcome was that the respondent was not granted costs.