Lapham and McEwan and Anor

In the matter of *Lapham and McEwan and Anor*, heard before Judge Middleton, the dispute concerned applications for costs made by Mr McEwan and (omitted) Pty Ltd. The specific nature of the underlying dispute that led to these cost applications was not detailed in the provided text.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the applications for costs made by Mr McEwan and (omitted) Pty Ltd should be granted. This required the court to consider the relevant principles governing the award of costs in legal proceedings.

Judge Middleton dismissed both applications for costs. While the reasons for this dismissal are not elaborated upon in the provided text, the outcome indicates that the court found no grounds to award costs to either Mr McEwan or (omitted) Pty Ltd in this instance.