Sora and Sora and Ors (No 2)

In *Sora and Sora and Ors (No 2)*, Bennett J of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia considered an application for costs following interim applications determined on 16 August 2012. The parties involved were the husband, the wife, and the second named respondents.

The primary legal issue before the court was the quantum of costs to be awarded to the wife and the second named respondents, and the extent to which the husband should contribute to those costs. The court was required to determine the appropriate sum to be paid by the husband to each of the other parties for the costs incurred in relation to the interim applications.

Bennett J ordered that the husband make a contribution to the costs of the second named respondents fixed at $12,513 and a contribution to the costs of the wife fixed at $8,608. These payments were to be made in clear funds to the respective solicitors by 12 noon on Monday, 21 January 2013. The court also made directions regarding the marking of various submissions as exhibits.