SCVG and KLD (No. 3)

The applicant, Mr SCVG, sought various applications which were dismissed by Gill J in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The respondent was awarded costs against the applicant.

The primary legal issue before the court was the determination of the quantum of costs to be paid by the applicant to the respondent. This involved assessing the reasonableness and necessity of the respondent's legal expenses.

Gill J ordered that the applicant pay the respondent's costs in the sum of $29,943.38. This amount was calculated based on specific hourly rates and time allocations for counsel's fees relating to court attendances and chamber work, as well as fees for work undertaken by the respondent's solicitors. The order stipulated that payment was to be made within 28 days, subject to the formal entry of the order in the Court's records.