Leroux and Leroux and Anor

The applicant, Ms. Leroux, sought orders for costs against the first and second respondents following proceedings before Johns J. The dispute concerned the allocation of costs related to several applications filed in February and March 2017, and a further application on 20 April 2018.

The central legal issue before the court was the appropriate apportionment of the applicant's costs between the two respondents, given their respective involvement in the proceedings.

Johns J ordered that the first-named respondent pay 75 per centum of the applicant’s costs, and the second-named respondent pay 25 per centum of the applicant’s costs. These costs were to be agreed between the parties or, failing agreement, assessed on a party and party basis.