McWilliam v Penthouse Publications

In *McWilliam v Penthouse Publications*, the applicant sought security for costs against the respondent. The dispute concerned an application for security for costs, with the Registrar ultimately determining the matter.

The central legal issue before the Registrar was whether the respondent, who was seeking security for costs, had established a sufficient case to warrant an order for security. This involved an assessment of the respondent's financial position and the likelihood of the applicant being able to meet any costs order that might be made against them.

Registrar Jupp dismissed the motion for security for costs. The Registrar's reasoning, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the conclusion that the threshold for ordering security had not been met. The costs of the motion were allocated such that one-third were to be the claimants' costs of the appeal, and two-thirds were to be the appellants' costs of the appeal.