Xennon and Frangoulis (No. 2)

In the matter of Xennon and Frangoulis (No. 2), Berman J of the Supreme Court of Victoria was required to determine the quantum of costs to be awarded. The dispute concerned the costs arising from prior proceedings between the applicant and the respondent.

The primary legal issue before the Court was to fix the amount of costs payable by the respondent to the applicant. This involved assessing the reasonableness and necessity of the costs incurred by the applicant in the litigation.

Berman J ordered that the respondent pay the applicant's costs fixed at $2,500 plus GST. This sum was to be paid to the trust account of SE Lawyers for and on behalf of the applicant within sixty days of the date of the order. The final form of the order was subject to its entry into the Court's records.