Farquar and Farquar (No. 6)

In *Farquar and Farquar (No. 6)*, Strickland J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs. The dispute concerned costs thrown away due to a failure to comply with a previous court order.

The primary legal issue before the court was the appropriate quantum of costs to be awarded to the wife for costs thrown away on 4 September 2008.

Strickland J ordered that the father pay the wife's solicitors the sum of $560.00 by way of costs thrown away, with payment to be made by 30 June 2009. Further consideration of the matter was adjourned to 3 April 2009, with leave granted for all parties and their legal representatives to attend the hearing by telephone.