Murdock and Tucker (No 2)

In *Murdock and Tucker (No 2)*, Cronin J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs made by the husband.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the husband should be awarded his costs of the proceedings, notwithstanding the general rule that costs follow the event.

Cronin J dismissed the husband's application for costs. The reasons for this dismissal are not detailed in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the court found no grounds to depart from the usual cost principles or that the husband's application was otherwise unsuccessful.