Laskari & Laskari and Ors

In *Laskari & Laskari and Ors*, the wife was ordered to pay the costs of the second to seventh respondents and the husband. The dispute concerned the distribution of funds payable to the wife pursuant to an earlier order made on 24 December 2014. The court was required to determine the quantum of costs payable by the wife to the other parties and the mechanism for their payment.

The court reasoned that the wife was liable for the costs incurred by the second to seventh respondents and the husband. The specific amounts ordered were $40,000 for the second to seventh respondents and $10,000 for the husband. The court applied the general principle that a party ordered to pay costs is responsible for the reasonable expenses incurred by the successful parties in the litigation.

The final orders stipulated that the wife was to pay $40,000 to the solicitors for the second to seventh applicants and $10,000 to the husband. These payments were to be satisfied from the funds payable to the wife under the December 2014 order, with the remaining balance to be paid to the wife thereafter. The husband and wife were directed to execute all necessary documents to facilitate this distribution.