NEST & NEST

In the matter of NEST & NEST, Berman J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia was required to determine issues arising from a dispute between a husband and wife. The specific nature of the dispute, beyond the fact that it involved costs and the distribution of funds held in trust, is not detailed in the provided text.

The court's primary task was to resolve the wife's claim for costs and to direct the disbursement of funds held by I Conveyancers. This involved determining the quantum of the wife's costs and authorising their payment from the trust account. The court also needed to address the disposition of any remaining funds in the trust account, which were to be held pending the resolution of a separate application filed in 2015.

Berman J ordered that the husband pay the wife's costs, fixing the sum at $4,738. The court further directed I Conveyancers to pay this amount to the wife from monies held in their trust account on behalf of the parties. The remaining balance in the trust account was to be held pending the resolution of the application filed on 29 January 2015.