Salmon and Salmon and Ors

In *Salmon and Salmon and Ors*, Forrest J of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs following a trial. The applicants sought an order for their legal costs from the respondent husband.

The central legal issue before the court was whether to make an order for the husband to pay the applicants' legal costs of and incidental to the trial, pursuant to section 117(2) of the *Family Law Act 1975* (Cth).

Forrest J ordered that the husband pay the sum of $86,680 to the applicants' solicitors on account of their legal costs. This payment was to be made within fourteen days of the court's order.