Marks and Spencer

In the matter of *Marks and Spencer*, heard before Rose J, the dispute concerned an application by the wife for costs, with the husband also making an oral application for costs.

The court was required to determine the extent to which each party should bear the costs of the proceedings, specifically in relation to a hearing on 7 February 2011 and a subsequent hearing on 5 May 2011 concerning the wife's costs application.

Rose J ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs for one day of the hearing, specifically 7 February 2011, with the amount to be assessed or agreed. The remainder of the wife's costs application was dismissed. Furthermore, the wife was ordered to pay the husband's costs for the hearing on 5 May 2011, which dealt with the wife's application for costs.