Santoro and Santoro

In *Santoro and Santoro*, the parties sought costs certificates under the *Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981* (Cth). The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the parties were entitled to costs certificates under the aforementioned Act. This required an examination of the criteria and conditions stipulated by the legislation for the issuance of such certificates.

Justice Watts dismissed the applications for costs certificates. The reasoning behind this dismissal is not elaborated upon in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the court found the parties did not meet the necessary requirements for the issuance of the certificates. The court ordered that the respective applications of the parties for costs certificates be dismissed.