Intellectual Property Pty Ltd v MyGroups Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 835

Intellectual Property Pty Ltd v MyGroups Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 835

Because the applicants had been successful in obtaining interlocutory and final orders, and the respondents did not appear at the costs hearing after service, the costs of the proceeding should follow the event and be paid by the respondents.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 June 2006
Procedural Posture
Costs in Federal Court Proceeding / Hearing on Costs Following Final Orders Made by Consent
Outcome
Applicants awarded costs of the proceeding, including reserved costs, against the respondents.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'reserved Costs' 'taxation of Costs' 'costs Follow the Event' 'non Appearance']
['civil Procedure'] ['costs' 'reserved Costs' 'taxation of Costs' 'costs Follow the Event' 'non Appearance']

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Procedural Posture

Costs in Federal Court Proceeding / Hearing on Costs Following Final Orders Made by Consent

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the applicants' costs of the proceeding, including reserved costs, should be paid by the respondents."]

Ratio Decidendi

Because the applicants had been successful in obtaining interlocutory and final orders, and the respondents did not appear at the costs hearing after service, the costs of the proceeding should follow the event and be paid by the respondents.

Court Disposition

Applicants awarded costs of the proceeding, including reserved costs, against the respondents.

Orders

  • ["The Applicants' costs of the proceeding (including reserved costs) be taxed and paid forthwith by the Respondents."]