Lappin and Alwood (No 2)

In *Lappin and Alwood (No 2)*, Young J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs following proceedings on 4 September 2009. The dispute concerned the wife's entitlement to costs in relation to those proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the Court was the quantum of costs to be awarded to the wife and the terms of payment, including any applicable interest. The Court was also required to address the consolidation of certain applications filed by the parties.

Young J ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs of and incidental to the proceedings on 4 September 2009, fixed at $2,500, within thirty days. Any interest on this sum was stayed for thirty days, after which it would accrue quarterly in arrears at the rate prescribed by the Family Law Rules and Regulations on any outstanding amount. The Court further ordered that the extempore reasons for judgment be transcribed and made available to the parties, and that the initiating application filed on 7 August 2009 and the further application filed on 14 August 2009 be consolidated and listed for mention on 22 September 2009.