Martin and Harris and Ors

The matter of *Martin and Harris and Ors* concerned an application brought by an intervenor, with costs orders made by Justice Fowler. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the primary parties, Martin and Harris, and the precise role of the intervenor are not detailed in the provided text, but the focus of the decision lies in the allocation of legal costs.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of liability for the costs associated with the intervenor's application, as well as the quantum of those costs. Justice Fowler was required to decide which of the respondents, if any, should bear the costs incurred by the applicant in relation to the intervenor's involvement in the proceedings.

Justice Fowler ordered that the Third Respondent was to pay the Applicant’s costs of and incidental to the Intervenor’s application, assessed at $20,000. Furthermore, the Second Respondent was ordered to pay $20,000 on account of the Applicant’s costs. The First Respondent was ordered to pay the Applicant’s costs, assessed at a significantly higher sum of $203,211.