State of NSW v Elms (No 2)

The Court of Appeal of New South Wales considered an application for variation of costs orders made in a previous judgment, *State of NSW v Elms* [2008] NSWCA 157. The parties involved were the State of New South Wales and Mr. Elms.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether there were sufficient grounds to depart from the usual order that costs follow the event, specifically in relation to the costs orders made in the earlier judgment.

The Court, comprising Beazley JA, Giles JA, and Hodgson JA, reviewed the circumstances and determined that no variation to the costs orders previously made was warranted. The Court did not provide detailed reasons for this decision in the provided text, but the outcome indicates that the existing costs orders were upheld.