Russo & Dorsey & Anor (No. 2)

In *Russo & Dorsey & Anor (No. 2)*, the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs and the future conduct of proceedings. The specific dispute involved the respondents being ordered to pay the applicant's costs, with further directions regarding the filing of enforcement applications and the listing of the matter for hearing.

The court was required to determine the extent of the costs to be paid by the respondents, specifically whether those costs should include those related to interim applications for spousal maintenance and interim costs, as well as an application heard on 8 October 2012. Additionally, the court needed to establish a timeline for any intended enforcement applications and set a date for the final hearing of the matter.

Justice Kent ordered that the First and Second Respondents pay the Applicant's costs of and incidental to the proceedings on a standard basis, explicitly including the costs of the interim application for spousal maintenance and interim costs heard on 10 September 2012, and the Application in a Case heard on 8 October 2012. The court further directed that by 4.00 pm on 11 August 2014, the Applicant was to file and serve any application for enforcement upon which she intended to rely, along with supporting material. Subject to this, the Application was listed for hearing before Justice Kent on 25 August 2014, with all extant applications to be dismissed and removed from the pending cases list.