RIDDLER & RIDDLER

In *Riddler & Riddler*, Aldridge J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application filed by the Husband on 25 March 2015. The precise nature of the dispute is not detailed, but the orders indicate it involved financial matters between the parties, likely in the context of family law proceedings, given the reference to a "Husband" and "Wife" and the subsequent orders concerning costs and the distribution of sale proceeds from shares.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether to grant the Husband's application. Implicitly, the court also had to determine the appropriate orders regarding costs and the payment of those costs, considering the outcome of the Husband's application.

Aldridge J dismissed the Husband's application. The court then granted the Wife leave to make an oral application for costs, which was subsequently ordered. The Husband was directed to pay the Wife's costs in the sum of $7,000, with payment contingent upon the distribution of the proceeds from the sale of the Husband's shares in E Pty Ltd.