Jorgensen v Wilson (No 2)

In *Jorgensen v Wilson (No 2)*, the appellant sought a gross sum costs order against the respondents following an appeal. The specific nature of the underlying dispute that led to the appeal is not detailed in the provided text, but the matter was before Curtin AJ.

The central legal issue before the court was whether a gross sum costs order was appropriate in the circumstances of the appeal. This required the court to consider the principles governing the award of costs on a gross sum basis, as opposed to the usual party-and-party or indemnity costs.

Curtin AJ determined that a gross sum costs order was appropriate. While the specific reasons for this determination are not elaborated upon in the provided text, the decision indicates that the court applied established legal principles for awarding costs on a gross sum basis, likely considering factors such as the complexity of the litigation, the time and effort expended by the parties, and the overall fairness of such an order.

The court ordered that the appellant pay the respondents’ costs of the appeal as a sum in gross in the amount of $12,500.00, inclusive of GST. Furthermore, each party was ordered to bear their own costs in relation to the application for the gross sum costs order itself.