Lake and Brand (No 3)

The proceeding concerned an application by the wife for costs in the Family Court of Australia, presided over by Macmillan J. The dispute revolved around the wife's entitlement to costs incurred in relation to an Application in a Case filed on 22 August 2016.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the husband should be ordered to pay the wife's costs associated with the aforementioned application, and if so, to what extent.

Macmillan J determined that the husband should bear the wife's costs. The court ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs of and incidental to the Application in a Case filed 22 August 2016, fixing the sum at $3,448.50. These costs were to be paid by the husband within 30 days of the date of the order.