M v M

[1988] HCATrans 311

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry

Adelaide No A34 of 1988

B e t w e e n -

M

Appellant

and

M

Respondent

For Judgment

MASON CJ
BRENNAN J
DEANE J
DAWSON J

M(2)

GAUDRON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 8 DECEMBER 1988, AT 1021 AM

(Continued from 12/10/88)

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(Reasons for judgment were delivered)

MS J. HARRISON:  Your Honours, I appear for the respondents

in that matter. (instructed by D. Peacock)

MASON CJ:	Yes.
MS HARRISON:	I am instructed to make an application for

costs and I seek that that application be

adjourned for hearing.

MASON CJ:	You seek an adjournment of the application?
MS HARRISON:	Yes, I do.
MASON CJ:	What is the attitude of the appellant to your

application for costs?

MS 0. GESINI:  Your Honours, I appear as agent for

Messrs Playfords in Adelaide, who are the

solicitors for the appellants. I have no

instructions as to costs and would agree to

the adjournment of the application. (instructed by Playfords)

MASON CJ: Yes. The Court considers that the best

course is this:  we will reserve to the respondent

the opportunity of presenting written submissions

on the question of costs and, of course, to the

appellant to present written submissions in

response to the respondent's application. I would

suggest that the respondent file and serve its

written submissions on costs within seven days of

today's date and that the appellants likewise

respond by written submissions within seven further

days of that date.

MS HARRISON: If the Court pleases.

AT 10.22 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED SINE DIE
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