Lynton and Lynton (Costs)

In the matter of *Lynton and Lynton (Costs)*, Dawe J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs following proceedings between a husband and wife. The specific nature of the underlying dispute that led to the costs application is not detailed in the provided text, but the orders indicate it involved significant valuations and joint expert reports.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination and quantification of costs to be awarded to the wife, and the allocation of responsibility for specific expenses related to expert evidence. The court was required to assess the appropriate sum for the wife's costs and to clarify the husband's liability for valuations and joint expert fees.

Dawe J ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs fixed at $15,000 within 42 days. Furthermore, the husband was directed to bear all costs associated with valuations and joint experts that he had paid or would be liable to pay, without any right of reimbursement from the wife. The husband was also ordered to indemnify the wife concerning any payments that were then due in relation to these expert expenses. Finally, all matters were to be removed from the pending list, signifying the conclusion of the proceedings.