M v R (No.2)

The matter of *M v R (No.2)* concerned an application for costs by the respondent, R, following proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, M and R, is not detailed in the provided text, but the application for costs indicates a prior legal contest.

The central legal issue before Judge Manousaridis was the determination of the quantum of costs to be awarded to the respondent. This involved the application of the relevant rules governing costs in the Federal Circuit Court.

The court's decision was made pursuant to rule 21.02(2)(a) of the *Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001* (Cth). This rule empowers the court to fix the costs of a party. Applying this rule, the court determined that the costs of the respondent were to be set at the sum of $7,486.99.