Lamb and Menotti (No. 2)

In *Lamb and Menotti (No. 2)*, Cronin J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application and a response concerning costs in a family law proceeding. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, Lamb and Menotti, is not detailed in the provided text, but the judgment concerns the allocation of legal costs incurred during the litigation.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of an appropriate costs order, specifically whether one party should contribute to the other's legal expenses and to what extent. This involved assessing the conduct of the parties during the proceedings and the overall outcome of the applications made.

Cronin J ordered that the wife contribute towards and pay two-sevenths of the husband's costs, calculated for the period from 14 June 2017 until the final day of the trial. The quantum of these costs was to be agreed between the parties, or failing agreement, assessed by the court. The court further ordered that the application filed on 8 December 2017 and the response filed on 1 November 2018 were otherwise dismissed.