Meadis and Meadis & Ors (No. 2)

The case of *Meadis and Meadis & Ors (No. 2)* concerned an application by the husband for costs following a hearing on 26 June 2020, and a subsequent appeal by the husband from orders made on 16 July 2020. The dispute arose in the context of family law proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether the husband should be ordered to pay the wife's costs of the 26 June 2020 hearing on an indemnity basis. A secondary issue was the appropriate disposition of the costs order pending the determination of the husband's appeal.

Hartnett J ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs of the 26 June 2020 hearing on an indemnity basis, fixing the sum at $6,677. However, the operation of this costs order was stayed pending the hearing and determination of the husband's appeal from the orders made on 16 July 2020.