Yorke and Kyte (No 2)

In *Yorke and Kyte (No 2)*, Rees J of the Family Court of Australia considered an application for costs made by the wife against the husband. The dispute concerned the quantum of costs to be awarded following earlier proceedings between the parties.

The primary legal issue before the court was to determine the appropriate amount of costs to be paid by the husband to the wife. This involved assessing the reasonableness and proportionality of the wife's legal expenses in light of the overall conduct of the litigation and the outcome of the substantive proceedings.

Rees J applied the principles of indemnity costs, considering the conduct of the parties throughout the litigation. The court found that the husband's conduct warranted an order for costs in favour of the wife. The judge ordered that the husband pay the wife the sum of $100,000 by 30 July 2017 by way of costs.