Solder and McCabe

In the matter of *Solder and McCabe*, heard before O'Reilly J, the dispute concerned costs orders following a hearing. The specific details of the underlying substantive dispute are not provided, but the judgment focuses solely on the allocation of legal costs between the parties.

The court was required to determine the appropriate basis and quantum of costs to be awarded to the father, and whether those costs should be paid by the mother. Specifically, the court considered an application for indemnity costs in relation to a particular day of the hearing and for standard costs in relation to a costs application itself.

O'Reilly J ordered that the mother pay the father's costs of the second day of the hearing on 20 March 2008 on an indemnity basis, assessed at $3,374.00. Furthermore, the mother was ordered to pay half of the father's costs of his costs application on a standard basis, assessed at $648.65. Both sums were to be paid within 30 days.