Evett and Lao

The case of *Evett and Lao* concerned an application for costs made by the applicant, Mr Evett, against the respondent, Ms Lao, following earlier orders made by Foster J on 19 August 2015. The specific nature of the dispute that led to the 19 August 2015 orders is not detailed in the provided text, but the present proceedings were solely focused on the allocation of legal costs.

The central legal issue before Foster J was the determination of who should bear the costs associated with both the original proceedings that concluded on 19 August 2015 and the subsequent application for costs. The court was required to decide whether to order Ms Lao to pay Mr Evett's costs in relation to these matters.

Foster J ordered that Ms Lao pay Mr Evett's legal costs. This order applied to both the costs of the proceedings concluded on 19 August 2015 and the costs of the application for costs itself. The payment of these costs was to be resolved either by agreement between the parties within one month of the judgment, or, failing such agreement, to be assessed on a party/party basis.