Thomas and George

In the matter of *Thomas and George*, heard before Le Poer Trench J, the dispute concerned a contravention application filed by the wife against the husband. The specific nature of the contravention was not detailed in the provided text, but the court was required to make orders regarding costs associated with this application.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of costs payable by the wife to the husband in relation to the contravention application. The court was also required to specify the basis upon which these costs should be assessed and the timeframe for their payment.

Le Poer Trench J ordered that the wife pay the husband's costs of the contravention application on a lawyer and client basis. This indicates a higher level of cost recovery than standard party-party costs. The court further stipulated that in the assessment or settlement of these costs, the husband would be entitled to claim one half of the legal costs incurred for his attendance at court on 27 June 2011. The payment of these costs was to be made by the wife to the husband within 21 days of the final property orders being made in the proceedings.